![]() Remember that you don't need to sow an entire large bed at once. It might seem like I have an almost unlimited number of beds available to keep growing carrots all year round. The seeds in the polytunnel might get a bit of a head start though, depending on how sheltered they have been. The seeds will of course grow in the order they were sown. I sow these seeds in February and start harvesting my carrots in May. I also try to sow some carrot seeds in my hotbed, if I have the space. Summer: Sow summer carrots outside/in a planter box. ![]() Early summer: Sow summer carrots outside/in a planter box.Late spring: Sow summer carrots outside/in a planter box.Early spring: Sow winter carrots outside (in one or two beds).Early spring: Sow summer carrots outside or in a planter box.Winter: Winter sow summer carrots in a polytunnel.Late fall/winter: Winter sow summer carrots outdoors, in a sheltered spot.Instead, I have decided to sow my carrot seeds on seven different occasions. ![]() Some of the carrots will go bad if they stay too long in the ground. You would for example not succeed if you sow your carrots only once or twice in spring. All of the carrots we need (and that's quite a lot with four children in the house) come straight from my kitchen garden.īut how do you get a steady supply of carrots all year round then? Well, the trick is to sow many times throughout the year. We haven't bought any carrots at all in the past few years. Sowing summer carrots in July will give you a nice harvest of tender little carrots in late fall. ![]()
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