How to grow carrots in pots, in the vegetable garden and from waste

How to grow carrots in pots, in the vegetable garden and from waste

How to grow carrots in pots and in the garden. Carrots are really simple vegetables to grow in the garden or in pots, let's see how to do it together.

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Le carrots are really simple vegetables from cultivate in the garden or in pots. They are grown all over the world in temperate zones. Carrot (Daucus carota) is part of the Apiaceae family. You can grow carrots in pots or in the garden, starting from purchased seeds but also self-produced from the waste of the carrots themselves.





You can sow carrots in the period considered ideal for the cultivation of these vegetables, that is from February to August. With a little organization, you can have fresh carrots available all year round. Calculate that from sowing you will have to wait about 4 months to harvest your carrots.

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How to grow carrots in the vegetable garden

Carrots are very hardy plants but they prefer average temperatures, between 15 and 25 ° C. For this reason we recommend sowing towards the end of winter and from the beginning of spring, when the climate becomes milder.

Fertile, humid and slightly calcareous soils are the ideal place for the cultivation of carrots. So choose well the clod of your garden to dedicate to these vegetables. The Plot it should be perfectly cleaned of stones and rubbleand, in order not to hinder the growth of the vegetable.

Carrots require one moderate fertilization with organic compost. They do not like soils that are too rich in nitrogen. During the summer, when the weather becomes dry and the soil dries up, you can proceed to water the carrots even twice a day, early in the morning and in the evening. For the rest of the year it will be enough once a day for watering, both in the garden and in pots.

To facilitate the sowing of carrots you can create grooves in the soil of your garden and small holes at a regular distance, where bury the seeds 3 or 4 mm deep. you can associate the cultivation of carrots in your garden withgarlic or with leeks, perhaps arranging sowing in alternate rows, in order to protect the carrots from diseases in a natural way.



How to grow carrots in pots

Growing carrots in pots is a good alternative if you don't have a vegetable garden available. The important thing is that yours pots intended for carrots are quite deep in order to obtain vegetables of satisfactory size.

Cultivation of carrots in pots with fresh and pebble-free soil it can be advantageous for obtaining irregularly shaped carrots. In the vegetable garden, carrots may encounter unexpected obstacles, such as stones and pebbles, and deform or not reach the desired size.

Prepare the bottom of the pot with a coating of expanded clay balls. Fill it with natural soil to which you will add a part of homemade compost as fertilizer. Bury the seeds about 3-4 millimeters deep and one distance of at least 5 centimeters from each other.

Create small cavities in which to bury the seeds by pressing on the soil with your fingers or using a rod to create grooves. Carrot seeds are very small, handle them with the utmost care and attention. Even at the time of collect carrots act gently.

Do not tear them out of the pot, but move the earth to the sides and gently pull them out. To protect carrots from pests in your vegetable garden on the balcony you can plant a couple of cloves of garlic in each pot. To grow carrots on the balcony, choose round or rectangular pots depending on the space to be managed. The important thing is that they have a depth of about 25-30 centimeters. THU all the info.

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How to grow carrots from scraps

From carrot scraps you will not get new vegetables, but new seeds which will be very useful for your traditional vegetable garden or for the potted vegetable garden. With this technique, growing carrots in the garden will be even easier and cheaper.



In fact, you just need to keep the upper end of the carrots, the one that is usually cut and thrown at the time of preparation in the kitchen, because it is considered a part of waste. It is actually a veritable goldmine for your seeds, as the teaches permaculture.

The method, very simple, is available to everyone thanks to the video di La Huertina De Toni. The ends of the carrots should be placed in a small bowl with a little water so that the top remains exposed to the air. Gradually they will develop new green parts, new flowers and new seeds. THU all instructions.

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