Planting carrots and caring for them in the Volga region.
Dear forum users! I am newbie. I want to collect information about the timing of planting carrots and caring for them. Also tell me the varieties of carrots for Bashkiria.
Dear forum users! I am newbie. I want to collect information about the timing of planting carrots and caring for them. Also tell me the varieties of carrots for Bashkiria.
I plant carrots twice at the end of March (so that they are early) and in mid-June (so that they can be stored in the winter). Experiment with varieties. I would advise planting Alenka carrots, which are large and sweet.
I have repeatedly been convinced that carrots that are planted before winter grow much larger than those planted in the spring. Even if there is very good care, spring planting of root crops will still be inferior to autumn.
It’s true, carrots definitely need to be planted before winter. This is the only way worthy root crops grow. I recently read information that small carrots contain much less nutrients than large ones, unless, of course, they were grown without the use of chemicals.
We plant carrots by gluing them to a paper tape with glue, this way we achieve excellent seed savings, an even planting tape and speed of planting. So take advantage of planting carrots on tape!
It is necessary to sow when the average daily weather remains above zero. This year we planted in early May. I advise you to take seeds with mid-season fruit ripening. This year we sowed the NIIOH variety.
We always try to plant carrots before winter, because those planted in the spring always grow much worse and have significantly smaller root crops and low yield. Therefore, if possible, always plant carrots in the fall.
I like good old classics like Nantes. I prefer carrots with a rounded tip; I consider them the sweetest and most shelf-stable. The Queen of Autumn is also pretty and produces a good harvest.