FARMS: Would you like to grow carrots?

The carrot likes of deep spaces of earth, a sandy slime is ideal for her. Like all root vegetables, they are very fond of phosphate and potassium; With manure or compost you can supply these nutrients but you have to mix the soil for at least 6 months before planting the seeds. The ideal PH is 6.

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Germination

The seeds need a lot of moisture to germinate, so two days before planting it is recommended to place them between 2 wet papers. This practice is recommended since the seeds need a lot of moisture to germinate.

To plant a carrot, a groove is made in the soil 1 cm deep. In the furrow, 4 to 5 seeds are deposited every 2.5 cm, after which the furrow is covered with the removed earth. It is common that some carrot seeds do not germinate, that is why we put several seeds in the place that a plant goes.

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When the plants appear, first leave 1 carrot for each 2.5 cm, removing the remaining plants. Once the plants begin to grow, the operation should be repeated but now leaving 8 cm of distance for each carrot plant.

The carrot is slow to appear, so do not despair if it has been many days since planted and still does not appear a small plant.

Sun exposure

Carrots are from cold climates, but in spite of that they love the sun. It is recommended to leave the carrot in a place that gets sun all day.

Irrigation - Water

You have to keep the soil where the carrots grow always wet. If it is watered it is necessary to notice that the water penetrates very deep this does very well to the carrot, on the contrary the superficial irrigation of this can not be of much.

Basic Tips

The carrot is a biennial plant, that is, it has a life of 2 years. In the first year it stores the necessary energy to be able to give flowers and seeds in the second year. It is in the first year that one must consume it and if one wants to take seeds from the plant one must wait for the second year. During the first year one can consume them at any time, when they are still very small or very large, in all its stages it is very rich.

When harvesting the carrots, we must take special care not to damage them, if one is damaged it is not necessary to keep it with the others. This is why it is recommended to remove the carrots from the ground with your hand and not with another element, if the earth becomes too tight you can take a shovel to release the soil around the plant.

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