What Causes Carrots to Be Deformed? Carrots are the edible taproot of the carrot plant aka Daucus carota. In a perfect world, our carrots are long slender straight, and tasty. Sorry to inform you that this is not a perfect world, at times our carrots are mangled and misshapen. Deformed and misshapen carrots are not … Read more
If you’re growing carrots in your backyard garden, these pests can be a nuisance. Here we discuss 9 different types of pests that can cause problems for your carrot garden. We’ll discuss the insect and the best methods for controlling them. Carrot Pests 1. Aphids Several aphid species are pests of carrots. Most aphid damage … Read more
Carrots can be grown indoors hydroponically all year around. Here you will find answers to commonly asked questions for hydroponic carrots as well as tips for starting, planting, growing, and harvesting your carrots. Hundreds of carrot varieties exist. There are 4 primary groups Imperator, Nantes, Danvers, and Chantenay. You’ll need to do some basic research … Read more
Daucus carota Full Sun Soil pH: 5.5 – 7.5 Carrots are a hardy crop that require larger amounts of moisture than other popular edible garden vegetables, they are not tolerant of drought. Prolonged hot weather in their later stages will retard carrot growth and generally result in an undesirable strong flavor as well as a … Read more
Carrots are a hardy crop that require larger amounts of moisture than other popular garden vegetables, they are not tolerant of drought. Prolonged hot weather in their later stages will retard carrot growth and generally result in an undesirable strong flavor as well as a coarse undesirable woody, fibrous texture. One of the problems that … Read more
From a purely botanical point of view, There are four major groupings of Carrots – Imperator, Nantes, Danvers and miniature radish style carrots. Various members of these groupings fall into several other categories – early, main-crop, and storage varieties. Carrots are also cataloged by their size, shape, and color. Deep orange is the most common … Read more
Companion Planting is the placement of various crops in close physical proximity to one another so as to symbiotically compliment each other. Naturally, it also involves separating plants whose development is antagonistic to each other. Dill – It is believed , but not proven, that young dill actually enhances plant vigor of its neighbors and mature Dill … Read more
I prefer to wash my carrots prior to storage by laying them out on the patio and simply hosing them down. After cleaning the carrots allow to air dry thoroughly by leaving them out in the sun and fresh air for a day. Once the carrots are air dried cut the tops back about an … Read more
Carrots are a hardy crop that can be planted in the garden in early spring. Carrots require larger amounts of moisture than other popular edible garden vegetables, they are not tolerant of drought. Prolonged hot weather in their later stages will retard carrot growth and generally result in an undesirable strong flavor as well as … Read more
Imperator is one of the four major groupings of Carrots, the others are Nantes, Danvers and miniature radish style carrots. Imperators are long straight tapered carrots generally measuring 8 to 11 inches long when fully grown. There are a number of varieties of imperator carrots and they vary in size, texture and taste. Imperator 58 … Read more