
Carrots
PLANT TYPE: Carrot
NATIVE TO: Eurasia
HARDINESS (USDA ZONE): 3-10
SEASON: Spring, Fall
EXPOSURE: Full Sun
TIME TO MATURITY: 50 to 120 days
SPACING: 2 inches
PLANTING DEPTH: Seeds 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch
HEIGHT: 12 to 24 inches
SPREAD: 6 to 8 inches
PESTS & DISEASES: Aster Leafhoppers, Carrot Rust flies, Carrot Weevils, Flea Beetles, Grasshoppers, Root Knot Nematodes, Wireworms, Alternaria Leaf Blight, Aster Yellows Disease, Bacterial Soft Rot, Cercospora Leaf Blight, Carrot Cotton Root Rot, Downy Mildew, Powdery Mildew, Southern Blight
WATER NEEDS: 1 inch per week
MAINTENANCE: Medium
TOLERANCE: Cold, light Frost
SOIL TYPE: Sand or Loam
SOIL pH: 5.8 to 7.0
SOIL DRAINAGE: Loose and Well Drained
COMPANION PLANTING: Onions, Peas, Peppers, Radishes,
AVOID PLANTING WITH: Anise, Dill, Parsley, Parsnips, Potatoes
FAMILY: Apiaceae,
GENUS: Daucus