Your comments and tips

06 Feb 17, mark (New Zealand - temperate climate)

tried to grow carrots for 2 seasons now i doen take off. carrots only size of my small finger as the biggest of the crop.how can i fix it?

Reply or Post a new comment

07 Feb 17, John (Australia - temperate climate)

There are a number of reasons why your carrots are small. Carrots like deep friable (loose and fine) soil so if it is only shallow try and dig it deeper and break it up. They also do not like too much nitrogen in the soil. If you have a lot of fresh manure they will grow big tops and small carrots. If your soil is shallow and has clay close to the surface plant the round varieties and eat them when they are golf ball size. Maybe they are not getting enough water. I suggest you think about all these things and also make sure to plant the right variety for the time of year. I'm sorry I can't help you more but trust these suggestions help. All the best for your next crop!

Reply or Post a new comment

01 Dec 16, Elizabeth (New Zealand - temperate climate)

I have grown carrots successfully for years but my latest crop of young carrots are all white!!!! why

Reply or Post a new comment

06 Jan 17, Mel (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Our current seed has yielded white, purple/black and orange and they are all lovely. It is a bit to get used to but if they taste fine I suspect cross pollination or someone muddled up the seed.

Reply or Post a new comment

22 Dec 16, oli (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

My Carrots turned white years ago, cross pollination i guess. we love them white and kept the seeds.

Reply or Post a new comment

01 Nov 16, Danielle (Australia - temperate climate)

My daughter decorated and planted carrot seeds at Bunnings. The bunnings seeds were on cardboard like matches that you stick in the soil. There was multiple seeds on each piece so when do i split up the plants so they have room to grow? The green tops are still very thin and fine but are starting to get that carrot looking leaf.

Reply or Post a new comment

18 Nov 16, John (Australia - temperate climate)

I wouldn't as carrots don't like root disturbance. wait till some are edible size and use them as baby carrots

Reply or Post a new comment

26 Sep 16, James McDowell (Australia - temperate climate)

when thinning out carrots cut the heads off the ones you would normally pull out ...that way you will not disturb the soil .happy gardenjng

Reply or Post a new comment

01 Sep 16, Inez (Australia - temperate climate)

hi i was just wondering in what season a purple carrot might grow or i s it just the same as any old carrot? and if it is the same as a "normal" carrot when do they grow(season)?

Reply or Post a new comment

29 Sep 16, Michael (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

you can grow purple carrots anytime of the year.

Reply or Post a new comment