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In this video, you can learn How to grow carrots in the garden organically best and easy way and can grow organic carrots in your garden, backyard, kitchen garden or terrace . Learn How to Grow Carrots Learn how to grow carrots with this helpful guide. Sweet, delicate carrots that can’t be found in supermarkets are among a home gardener’s greatest culinary rewards. By growing varieties suited to your soil, you can grow carrots in spring and fall, and the fall carrots can be left in the ground for harvesting in early winter. Includes tips on saving seeds for your next harvest, and pest and disease prevention tips. When cooking carrots, simply grill until tender or chop up and add to soups and stir-fries. Learn how to grow carrots. Choosing to grow crisp, delicious carrots of unique varieties in spring and fall can lead to great nutritious eating right from your backyard. Find out how to grow several varieties such as Nantes, Chantenay, imperator, miniature and Danvers in your garden at home. By knowing the basics of when and how to plant, you can produce a successful harvest and have enough carrots to store throughout the year. Learn How to Grow Carrots (For details on growing many other vegetables and fruits, visit our Crop at a Glance collection page.) Types of Carrots to Try Nantes are fast and easy to grow and adapt to a range of climates and soils. Chantenay carrots develop stocky roots that become sweeter as the soil cools in the fall. Miniature carrots have small, shallow roots that are often quite sweet. They’re good for heavy clay soil. Imperator carrots are long and need deep, sandy soil to thrive. Danvers carrots make great juice, and the sturdy roots store well, too. For more details, see our chart with descriptions of each type, cultural tips, and varieties. Learn When to Plant Carrots In the spring, sow carrot seeds in fertile, well-worked soil about two weeks before your last frost date. In cool climates, continue planting every three weeks until midsummer. In summer, begin sowing seeds for fall and winter carrots 10 to 12 weeks before your average first fall frost. (To find your frost dates, click here and search for “frost dates.”) Many gardeners plant carrots after their spring peas are finished. Learn How to Grow Carrots Prepare the planting bed by loosening the soil to at least 12 inches deep. Thoroughly mix in a 1-inch layer of mature compost or a half-inch layer of vermicompost (carrots love what earthworms leave behind). Saw your seeds about a quarter inch deep and 2 inches apart, in rows spaced at least 10 inches apart; carrots do well in double or triple rows. Thin seedlings to 4 to 6 inches apart, depending on the variety’s mature size. Harvesting and Storage Carrots Pull or dig spring-sown carrots when roots reach mature size and show rich color. Taste improves as carrots mature, but do not leave mature carrots in warm soil any longer than necessary (many critters like carrots). Summer-sown carrots that mature in cool fall soil can be left in the ground longer but should be dug before the ground freezes to preserve their quality. Remove tops to prevent moisture loss, rinse clean, and store in a refrigerator or cold root cellar. Most varieties keep for several months in the fridge. Carrots also may be canned, pickled, dried or frozen. Saving Carrot Seeds Carrots are biennial and therefore won’t flower and make seed until their second year. In cold climates, open-pollinated carrots kept in cold storage through winter can be replanted in early spring for seed production purposes. When the seed clusters have ripened to brown, collect them in a paper bag. Then allow them to dry for another week indoors before crushing the clusters and gathering the seeds. Discard the smallest seeds. Store the largest seeds in a cool, dry place for up to three years. You can learn more gardening and farming techniques and ideas from my other videos which are shown bellow Like us on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/allfarmingideas Follow us on Twitter : https://twitter.com/Allfarmingidea Subscribe us : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gXvPV40b7cKL4R165b8hA Our Website : http://www.allfarmingideas.com My Other YouTube Channels for Health : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOZMM3fGlDYQlxWKw69sLnQ Blogging : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzb8vZAJcFAOWeR3vpmhDKg Gardening : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4QZQzSA8ZjYwT1x7D7fboA How to grow carrots in the garden organically, How to grow carrots, How to grow carrots organically, How to grow organic carrot, How to grow carrots in garden, sperm culture, grow organic, garden, grow lettuce, grow Brussels sprouts, grow carrots, grow vegetables, compost, greenhouse, raised bed, organic, gardening, organically, organic gardening, organic garden, carrot (food), farm, carrots, sustainable, do it yourself (hobby), spring, raised, beds, radishes, vegetable gardening, carrot, grow beets, how to, vegan, vegetarian, soil,