GROW CARROTS AT HOME
New Idea|February 27, 2023
IT’S SIMPLE TO GROW THIS VERSATILE VEGIE
GROW CARROTS AT HOME

Carrots are a vegetable staple, but what if instead of buying bags upon bags each week you could grow your own at home? Not only is it easy, but 2000 seeds will set you back just $3. Plus, nothing beats the crunch and flavour of homegrown carrots. Here’s everything you need to know about growing this delicious vegetable.

TYPES OF CARROTS

Baby carrots: Most popular in North America, as the name suggests baby carrots are shorter carrots with an extra-sweet flavour that grow quickly.

Purple carrots: Cultivated carrots were originally a dark purple until the seventeenth century. Purple carrots are making a comeback, as they are believed to be more nutritionally rich than orange carrots.

GET PLANTING

Climate: Lucky for us carrots can be grown in all climatic zones throughout Australia year-round.

Aspect: Carrots will thrive in a sunny spot in your garden.

Soil: Prepare the soil before planting your seeds. The soil must be open and freedraining. 

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