About time to plant carrots

REELDOC

REELDOC

The creek won't clear up til you get the pigs out.
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I stated using this method last year and I'll never go back. Had the biggest and the most carrots I've ever pulled out of that raised bed. No thinning required. I do it a little differently in planting though as I hate to thin.. Instead of holes I mash a piece of quarter round a half in deep in the soil. I space the seeds about 2" apart and then cover them. My boxes are 12" deep and his are around 18". If you want the soil mix stuff you better start looking now. I haven't found any perlite.





These seeds grew the best of three pelletized seeds last year.

Mokum - Pelleted (F1) Carrot Seed | Johnny's Selected Seeds

Slender "pencil carrots." Conventional seed with NOP-compliant pelleting. Top-rated for flavor among our early varieties. Attractive, slender roots are great ...
www.johnnyseeds.com www.johnnyseeds.com

Romance - Pelleted (F1) Carrot Seed | Johnny's Selected Seeds

Impressive flavor for a summer-harvested carrot. Conventional seed with NOP-compliant pelleting. The highly marketable, deep orange roots average ...
www.johnnyseeds.com www.johnnyseeds.com
 
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REELDOC said:
Sorry to answer so late, been down with a stinking m-effing sinus headache all weekend. If the dirt isn't frozen I'll plant half the seeds 2/15 and the other half 3/1. This is a good page on planting dates for eastern, central and western NC.

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That website is a big help. Thanks for posting that. Going to try for a decent sized garden for the first time this year.
 
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