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🥕 Carrots
Vegetable Garden · growing reference
| Days to maturity | 55 days – 80 days, by type |
|---|---|
| Germination | 14 days |
| Spacing | 2″ in the row × 12″ between rows |
| Planted as | seed |
| Expected yield | 0.1–0.3 lbs per plant |
| Water | ~1–1.5 in a week |
When to plant
In USDA zone 6, for example: Recommended planting window around Apr 1.
| Spring | Fall | |
|---|---|---|
| Zone 3 | May 1 | Jun 28 |
| Zone 4 | Apr 23 | Jul 3 |
| Zone 5 | Apr 12 | Jul 16 |
| Zone 6 | Apr 1 | Jul 28 |
| Zone 7 | Mar 18 | Aug 18 |
| Zone 8 | Mar 1 | Sep 2 |
| Zone 9 | Feb 6 | Sep 17 |
Dates are the typical window for each zone's average frost dates — your own last frost can differ by a couple of weeks. Zone 10 and warmer is effectively frost-free: plant to the season, not the frost. Southern Hemisphere: shift six months.
Carrot Types
- Paris Market · 55 days · 0.1–0.3 lbs/plant — Round little balls — the answer to heavy or shallow ground; happy in containers too.
- Nantes · 65 days · 0.1–0.3 lbs/plant — The sweet, blunt cylinder — crisp and fresh-eating; the garden favorite.
- Chantenay · 70 days · 0.1–0.3 lbs/plant — Short and conic — pushes through heavy soil; the canning classic.
- Danvers · 75 days · 0.1–0.3 lbs/plant — The tapered storage workhorse — big yields, keeps all winter in sand.
- Imperator · 80 days · 0.1–0.3 lbs/plant — The long supermarket type — wants deep, loose, stone-free ground.
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