Prickles's Carrot 'Seedling' x 1 Harvesting
Plant: Carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) | Variety: Seedling
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I saw punnets of carrot seedlings for the first time and thought I would try them.
Jan 8: going great guns. Will lift one soon to see how it’s going. Someone at the nursery said they are “all top”.
We shall see.
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Planting Data
Prickles's Carrot 'Seedling' Care Instructions
Ensure a rough distance of 0.39 inches (1.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - look to sow at a depth of approximately 0.23 inches (0.6 cm) when sowing directly.
Ensure you have enough space in your garden for this plant - Carrot 'Seedling' is known for growing to a height of approximately 15.0 cm (that's 5.85 inches in imperial).
Your garden has full sun light which is ideal for Carrot 'Seedling'.
Remember to water often.
Your garden's USDA Hardiness Zone (9b) is within the ideal range for Carrot 'Seedling'. The recommended range is between Zone 3 and 11.
Carrot 'Seedling' tends to grow best in a soil ph of between 6.0 and 6.5 meaning it does best in acidic soil.
Common Carrot problems include Carrot bacteriosis, Bacterial soft rot, Bacterial Leaf Blight, Carrot Fly, and Cucumber Mosaic Virus, so keep a close eye out for any developing symptoms.
More information about Carrot 'Seedling' is available in the Folia gardener's wiki. All Carrot 'Seedling' Care Instructions have been kindly provided by our members.
Harvest Tally
Milestones
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02 Feb 2011
Harvesting day 80
harvested the remainder – there are now none growing
14.0 x item 1.1 kg
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28 Jan 2011
Harvesting day 75
2.0 x item 0.18 kg
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27 Jan 2011
Harvesting day 74
1.0 x item 0.25 kg
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14 Nov 2010
Transplanted day 0
Comments
graibeard wrote:
Did you change the photo? (It’s missing at this end)
Posted on 29 Jan 11 (over 2 years ago)
Prickles wrote:
It was missing this end as well.
I’ve noticed some of my pics drop out.
Posted on 29 Jan 11 (over 2 years ago)
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