Tips
Grow carrots from seed directly into the ground or your pot/container – carrot roots can be damaged easily.
Don’t mix too much organic material (manure and compost) into the soil directly before planting your seeds - if your soil is too rich your carrots can grow in all directions and fork which will leave you with some strange looking carrots. Carrots prefer poorer soil, this way they will grow straight down looking for nutrients and food.
Don’t overfeed your carrots, they don't like lots of fertiliser especially chook poo and liquid fish feeds, these are high in nitrogen which can cause your carrots to grow lots of leaves on top but not much carrot underneath!
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