Posted on 02/03/2020 8:55:17 AM PST by orsonwb
20 Master Gardener Tips to grow your best Carrots ever. Includes tips on Soil Preparation, Planting, Fertilizing, Watering, Weed Control, Insects, Diseases, Harvesting and Storing. Includes a detailed listing of State Specific Recommended Varieties and Planting Dates...WATCH THE VIDEO.
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How you gonna deal with the gophers? M60? Land mines? Napalm?
Thanx
When i was a kid I had no trouble growing carrots, onions, and radishes. Now I’m having a terrible time with them.
I live in ‘The Driftless Area’ which means the Glaciers never went through this part of SW Wisconsin.
No matter how well I amend my soil - even in raised beds - I couldn’t grow a carrot on a bet!
HOWEVER - the entire middle of our state is nothing but sandy loam and Wisconsin is 2nd only to Idaho in Potato production - and along with that comes carrot and onion production.
Win/Win! :)
Im going to use a crate for my long carrots this year and fill it with light fluffy mixture.
yes, lots and lots of sand.
And while not too good for carrots, yet things like tomatoes can grow well, though about 4-5 months and your are out of the season in zone 6.
Thanks and glory be to God.
I grew carrots last year in gravel topped with compost. Strangest looking carrots ever.
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