Backyard Farming - Carrots

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