@Martin Hawes 🇺🇦 They are the same variety that I planted, so they aren't really wild. They just grow on their own, much like pumpkins that the seeds didn't all completely compost, or the potatoes that I didn't quite get all of, so they grow back season after season.
It's nice for Jacque to confirm something I learned through trial and error. Worth noting, once carrots are established, they actually don't love a lot of water.
One trick I successfully used on seeds that are difficult to germinate, such as carrots and celery, was to use fine, loose soil, and then harvest leaf mold from deeper inside the compost pile, and lay it moist side down over the seed bed. The germination rate was incredible, it drew worms, fed the soil, and protected the soil from the elements. If you are wondering what leaf mold looks like, it is layers of compressed leaves and looks like the pages of a book that have been soaked in water, it crumbles when rubbed, and is chocolate brown. Just another idea.
Whoa. So good. Last year a weed that looks just like a carrot that I’ve never seen before in my yard grew right where I planted all my carrots. I treated it with love all summer long and then realized it was a weed, not a carrot. Only got q few carrots. This is SUPER HELPFUL INFO!!
😂😂😂 I’m sorry, not laughing AT you; but just thinking about & imagining that scenario playing out, + your reaction & facial expression after realizing it was just a weed-is hilarious! LOL
We have had weeds that looked like carrots and when pulled they have a root that looks like a mini white carrot. Even smells like one! I’ve wondered if perhaps its a wild variety, or a weed that’s adapted as to avoid being pulled. 😂
@@greatoaksfarm4080I watched a TV show where they said that what someone thought was just a white carrot was actually hemlock but I'm not sure of its accuracy or anything.
@@Emiliapocalypse i think it's easier to get inorganic inclusions when there are inorganic things to be included. good soil should be mostly carbon. that being said, I have never grown carrots in sand
My inlaws were surprised when I grew carrots, they said it’s hard and I had nooo problem with them! Had carrots growing on carrots! Lol i didn’t even believe them when they said it’s hard until i saw this video! Crazy!
I subscribed. This is my new favorite thing. Never thought growing food would be the only way I get to eat it. Can't really afford fresh veggies anymore. Sucks. Going back to how my great grandparents lived. Thank you for the tip. My son wants to grow carrots so bad this year. And beets for some reason lol.
Wow, thank you, thank you for this! Now I know why my carrots were so slow and generally poorly germinating. Apparently some people have no such trouble though this is great info for many of us, certainly for me.
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Dried tea leaves, from teabags, seem to be effective. We use a plastic nut jar (plastic jar, sold with peanuts in it), with a few holes drilled in the lid, to spread dried tea leaf powder on beds where the cats like to poop.
I live on Vancouver Island I had all but given up on carrots, can never get them started. After seeing this video, I decided to try again. Followed your instructions to the letter and I now have many, many baby carrot sprouts. So excited to watch them grow and for my girls to harvest their favourite veggie. Thank you so much for the hot tip.
I don't buy seeds from stores because idk how they pick and dry the seed. I know most fruits and vegetables are hard to grow from what you buy but that how I do things. But y'all are doing a wonderful job growing your stuff new the cities and small towns
I was worried the freezing temps we got in florida would kill all the carrot seedlings I have going in a container but they just started putting on true leaves this week 😀
The vermiculite and spraying them/keeping them wet is what I do... I spray them in morning, afternoon, and evening as needed (some mornings I don't have to cause they are still damp from the night before). I never thought about covering them or shading them, though. good idea!
I really like the Danvers shorts. One year we had a crop that was easily as big around as my wrist! And they weren't woody either. They were super sweet!
I live in the suburbs in San Diego, we used to have a lot of coyotes that came up out of the canyons and ran around on the streets and jumping fences into peoples backyards going for rabbits cats and small dogs. We had a garden in the side of our house and one at the front that did amazing for years. Around 10 houses neighboring mine in about the span of 2 years all got big dogs. The coyotes do not come around anymore, neither do the possum. So now we have a major increase in rats, mice, and rabbits, that’s make gardening extremely difficult.
My soil is extremely sandy and dries out fast, and i inevitably forget to water me beds enough! Thus my only carrot and parsnip success has been with indoor germination. Even paper towel method, then putting out as soon as there's root sprout, can work.
I tried carrots last year, my first time, in a container 18"x 18" over 1 foot depth, I was very good at planting 2 seeds per hole without pellet . I had 100% germination and waited a bit to thin and had baby carrots to enjoy and later some amazing carrots
I am so fortunate. I always have such luck with carrot germination. (Long Island, ny) I still have them in my beds and can't wait to harvest them now that they have been frost touched.
I've grown vegetables through my life but after a long break I started again 6 years ago and each year gets better than before and I'll definitely be giving this a try 👍
A little tip: try to make sure the soil underneath doesn’t have a lot of stones or big wood chips. I’ve done that before and the carrots sometimes stop growing deep enough or grow in really weird shapes. I’ve found that they like it a bit sandy.
Man I’m so glad I saw this video bc I just got my first carrot seeds germinating this morning and I’m so excited about it! I took the boards off bc I saw some germinating but it’s only been 4-5 days so maybe I should put the boards back over them until the others germinate as well.
I just put the seeds in the bed and water them a little. They've dried out quite a bit, but I always have so many plants that I have to remove some in between so that they grow better. We have been growing carrots this way for at least twenty years.
Thank you for sharing this. I tried growing carrots from seed once but got little, itty, bitty tiny clumps of them. 😂 Probably planted too close but I'll give your way a try one day.
We just throw our seeds into the ground and rake it, lol. Works a treat, but being cramped gets you smaller carrots. Tip, remove half the growth and pickle them as little carrots :)
My failure over the last 3yrs has definitely been lacking moisture winds dry out the soil to quick and carrots don't sit deep in the soil. This year I'm going to soak the area and cover with a good layer hay for those first couple of weeks
I somehow grew a carrot in two solo cups. They were connected at the tops with one upside down with the bottom (now the top) cut out. I wrapped them in plastic and shrunk it over the stove so they were bound together. Then I put it under a grow light in my basement and babied it with water. Somehow, I grew a carrot. That was just about a year ago, and I still have it in soil. It's a yellow carrot; my friend gave me the seeds in a plastic bag, so I don't know the species name. I've eaten some of the greens, and they taste great. I'm surprised it hasn't gone to seed. It's hanging out in a window sill now and has for over 6 months.
I never realized germinating carrots was something people struggle with omg, I just throw em in the soil and water every few days and I’ve never had an issue
I live in Chicago I mix sand and dirt and has worked out great . Winter time I throw ashes from my moms fireplace I’m the ground and they grow back better every year.
Thanks so much for this video. Have a question though, how do you ensure the carrots grow big. Tried my hands on growing carrots last season but none ever grew 'big'. Ended up with really small carrots. Tasted nice though🤣 (or at least that's what I told myself - as a reward for all the hardwork)🤭
Make a corn starch slurry, put it in a Ziploc bag, add your seeds to it and shake. You can now pipe it into your toes and it will be more evenly spaced plus the corn starch will help retain water
The most important part if you want a carrot that looks like a carrot and not a lobbed of finger is have fluffy soil! I used to mound the entire row and karate chop the top with my hand enough to make a small indentation. My carrots were long and beautiful! One was the size of my shoe and I wear a 10 and it was almost as wide!
I've had no problem germinating carrots. Raised bed. Mixed in 1 part vermiculite, 1 part peat, 1 part soil. Drip irrigation. Set irrigation to run every day at the same time. I get crazy tomatoes and carrots.
