Comments on: Tips for Germinating Carrots

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:45:37 +0000

In reply to Maggy. Maggy, What a fantastic idea! Thank you for sharing this tip with us!

By: Maggy

Maggy — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 20:21:47 +0000

paper towel & toilet paper rolls work great as collars. just slice them up to desired height.

By: ©Rachel Arsenault

©Rachel Arsenault — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 14:48:53 +0000

In reply to Nigel. Nigel, I pre-sprout many seeds, but have never tried carrots. This is a great tip! Thanks for sharing.

By: Nigel

Nigel — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 20:55:38 +0000

Hi I also have problem with getting good germination/ survival rate for early carrots I now plant pregerminated seed (germinated indoors on a saucer covered in wet tissue paper and all popped into plastic bag) into cardboard inners from toilet rolls (I save these up all year) then follow a regieme similar to yours to get them established, it’s a bit of a bind but we like carrots

By: ~Rachel Arsenault

~Rachel Arsenault — Mon, 11 May 2015 21:52:27 +0000

In reply to janetpesaturo. Janet, It could depend on the variety of carrots you are growing. What have you tried? Some carrots don't grow more than 8-inches and some will continue to grow as long as they are in the ground. I had great success last year growing Yaya carrots that were planted in spring and harvested in early September. Yaya is a Nantes type of carrot that typically doesn’t grow larger than 8-inches. Other Nantes varieties I have grown are Scarlet Nantes, Bolero, and Nelson. Nantes type carrots grow very well in my heavier, clay soil. If you have nice, fluffy soil with little rocks or stones then consider an Imperator variety. These grow about 10-inches long: Sugarsnax is one I tried last year. It didn’t grow consistently though. I had a lot of variations in size and thickness.