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Carrots can be grown in pots, containers and protected environment like green house and polyhouse. Carrot is one of the nutritious vegetable
Monday. May 29th, 2017Almost everything that applies to growing ‘normal’ carrots falls away when you plant for the baby carrot market.
Thursday. December 27th, 2018Sow the onions, as expected, through the carrot row, but the carrot fly severely damaged the shoots. Why did not the protection work?
Saturday. July 8th, 2017There’s always a market for baby vegetables, and carrots are no exception. In the past, top-shaped baby carrots were the most popular in the frozen range.
Thursday. September 27th, 2018Carrots are not attacked by many pests, apart from eelworm. Nonetheless, there are a few pests that can prove a problem.
Thursday. December 20th, 2018Carrot fertilisation is very different to fertilisation in other vegetable crops. It’s crucial to understand this when evaluating a soil analysis prior
Wednesday. February 13th, 2019So many home gardeners find it difficult to grow these vegetables, but there’s no need to give up on carrots, says Bill Kerr.
Wednesday. June 6th, 2018Your carrot crop is looking good. You can almost hear the money cascading into your bank account. Then you harvest it – and all that profit vanishes.
Wednesday. December 19th, 2018By far the biggest carrot pest is the root knot eelworm (Melodogyne spp). In many other vegetable crops, these nematodes are not much of a problem
Tuesday. December 18th, 2018I love growing carrots and parsnips alike, and they are very easy to grow.
Monday. August 13th, 2018