Forget about skin bronzers and vitamin A pills. A single carrot can host a lot of vitamins and other powerful health benefits! So, don’t get fooled by its rooty, lean looks: the veggie’s potential is enormous when included in your meals. Learn how to reap all of a carrot’s benefits and how to take care of its seeds at the comfort of home:

  • They’re cool plants.

    Carrots are not regular plants, they’re cool plants.

    References apart, carrots are easy to grow and harvest. If you want to succeed on your harvesting spree, make sure your carrot seedlings are being planted during a season in which the temperatures are cooler, like in early spring or late fall, for instance. They can easily grow in small gardens and accept a little bit of shade as well.

    Uninterrupted sunlight

    Even though carrots enjoy a cool breeze, make sure they get proper, uninterrupted sun exposure for most of the day. Planting the seedlings in a garden container allows for placing it where the plants would receive adequate sun, for six to eight hours straight. If your planting more plants in a home garden, establish that the taller ones don’t cast shadows over your carrot seedlings. 

  • A fun fact you should know about carrots…

    They’re biennial. In simpler words, the biennial vegetable lifecycle – from seed to flower – is two years long. In their first-year lifecycle, they begin growing seeds, producing the root, stem and leaves’ structures. Then, in the second year, they blossom their flowers.

    However... You don’t need to harvest the carrots’ biennial flowers, because they never make it to flowering stage. You harvest its fruits. When it comes to carrots, you don’t have to wait two years to enjoy its fresh taste.

  • Soil fundamentals

    Besides the cool temperature, another fundamental thing to keep in mind when planting carrots is the soil’s condition. Carrots are rooty veggies, and they demand proper soil for thriving:

    • Stone-free, since stones can obstruct the path of carrot roots (and lead to a misshapen crop);
    • Loose soil, that makes the “push through” easier when harvesting;
    • A sandy, gritty-textured soil that can drain both water and nutrients quickly – beware: this type of soil can warm up easily, so place the container garden at where is cooler.
    • Carrots don’t grow legs so avoid fertilizers! It can cause to fork and grow little side roots. 

  • Watering and weeding

    If your carrots can’t get adequate water supply from the rain, remember to hydrate them with 1 inch of water once a week, at least.

    Observe your home-garden: if you realize that the weather is too dry, repeat the watering process when you judge necessary – too much dryness can cause your plants’ leaves some splitting. A carrot’s soil needs to be moist, so the roots also get the proper hydration they need.

    When it comes to wedding, the work must be done diligently. Carrots need, approximately, 14 to 21 weeks to sprout, and its weeds come at the same time – that’s when they need to be cut. Always keep the container garden weed-free, so the seeds are free to germinate and the plants to thrive.

  • The most popular types of carrots are:

    • Cosmic purple carrot
    • Dragon carrot
    • Napoli carrot
    • Yaya carrot

  • What goes best with carrots?

    Are your carrots healthy and strong enough for harvesting?
    Well, it’s time for action! Make sure to wash your home-grown carrots and prepare them for nice cooking!

    Visit our exclusive recipe blog and check out amazing meals that you can prepare with carrots:

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