In this video I will show you everything you need to know to grow lots of big sweet organic carrots at home. I’ll also give you tips for better and faster germination.
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I hope the family of bunnies in my yard were making notes of this, because they are the ones who end up eating all the carrots
I used a similar method, and this was the first year I was successful at growing carrots. Unfortunately, many were planted too close and in a bed with beets that towered them, and I did not thin in time, so I had a variety of sizes. Still, I was happy that any grew at all.
Also, I tried making pesto with carrot tops using a 5 star recipe online. I found it bitter, so I grabbed some leaves from my small basil plant to throw in, and just that little bit made the difference for me. 😋 I had one meal with it then froze the rest in serving portions.
Carrot tops are full of vitamins, so I didn't want to waste them. You can put them in soups and broth, too!
Thank you for this great information. Carrots are one of my fall garden plant's. The thing I always have a hard time with is how deep the dirt should be. Any hints?
This is super helpful – thanks!
Brian, you HAVE to be the only gardener on youtube with all of these unique ideas about how to grow carrots! I just realized why you named your channel Next Level Gardening! It has to be how you treat gardening like alchemy. It is the very reason I chose you over all other youtube gardeners as the only one I follow!
I had my first real garden when I bought my first home in 1995.
I am in San Jose- good thing I am a baby boomer because it was only 160k. Anyone from Gen Z would have to pay a million dollars for it, but unless they won the lotto or were born with a silver spoon in their mouth they could never even swing the down payment ! You don't even want to know the median price for Santa Clara County. I"ve been on the San Diego reddit sub before. People in San Diego have every right to complain about real estate prices. I would always joke, just be glad you don't live in San Jose. You don't even want to know the median house price for Santa Clara County! All of the uber wealthy small towns where people like Marc Zuckerberg and Larry Ellison are what drive our real estate up.
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/bay-area-atherton-most-expensive-17604394.php
I'm just having a little fun regarding San Diego vs San Jose real estate in the middle of my comment to you about carrots.
Check out my Renee's Garden wishlist. I was going to try growing carrots for my first time this year! I've loved carrots and beets since I was a kid! Beets are easy to grow. I'm going to use your tips about carrots when I get the seeds from Renee's. Her test garden where she lives, and where she started Renee's Garden seeds is in the Santa Cruz Mountains. When we moved from Santa Rosa to Los Gatos our home was at the summit of the SC mountains. Small world!
https://www.reneesgarden.com/pages/wishlist
What does it mean when your carrots are really hairy, or covered in tiny roots?
I've had my carrot seed packages out for a few days, planning to try again after a sad last attempt at germination. I'm totally trying this freezer method today! And thanks for the tip about less nitrogen…I think I've been over-doing that by planting in compost. Good info on a difficult crop.
Thank you Brian. 🌺💚🙃
Great trick with the wood
Pre-sprouting the carrot seeds sounds like a great idea. Where do you find the wood shavings?
So I've done two batches this year and they do just fine being covered by a light layer of soil. I will say use potting mix or peat moss on the top layer.
Sounds like growing bulbs in a non-natural bulb growing region.
Think the wood plank over moist carrot seed area works well without any other steps.
Such great information! Thanks!❤
Cannot get any root crops this year. Have planted several times. Frustrating. Tops no roots.
I use cardboard to keep my carrot seeds moist. I also was influenced by my grandfather’s garden when I was a young child. He even gave me a little space to grow my own veggies.
Too too cool Brian. I gave up on carrots years ago. Definitely giving them another try next spring.
I am a serially negligent sprout thinner, so must pay a little bit extra for pelleted seeds and sow using 1" mesh as a guide. No thinning! Much smaller selection of varieties to choose from and more critical to keep seedbed moist but I get a good consistent crop that stores til March so all's well that ends well!
Thanks Brian!🤗💕🤗
Thanks for this video. I have never been able to grow carrots. I got a container brand and they are growing in there. But i want to try this freezer method. Thank you again!
One night while I was sitting watching TV i took strips of bathroom tissue and put dots of white glue about 2 inches apart and put two carrots seeds in each dot and before I knew it i had made my own planting strips. Worked great!
I’ve presprouted parsley, carrots and parsnips using boiling water, too. Then I pick put the sprouted ones with tweezers and plant them. Since I’m a square foot gardener it really helps to know I’ll be getting something out of that specific spot.
Brian you need to put Canterbury bells in your cottage garden.
Brian I’m NE Ohio. I planted carrots, seeds covered with pine mulch – 10 days, I’ve got baby carrots- thanks for the mulch tip, worked great!
Love your instructional videos they are outstanding
You put them outside in the shade in the ziplock bag?
Great video! Full of that oh so wonderful information that I love.
Thank you