Search Tracker Outdoors Hunting Forum Partner Carrots Carrots are grown from seed sown directly into the garden soil. Like most root crops, carrots do not transplant well. The best planting times are early spring through early summer. Most varieties mature in 60 to 85 days and can be harvested over a two to four month period. Small planting about three weeks apart will provide a more continuous harvest.
Carrots are slow to germinate.
Once plants emerge, they should be thinned to one plant per three inches. Soil for carrots should be very loose and fertile. Compost materials such as manure may cause roughness or branching unless it is decomposed well. Carrots should be harvested before the top of the root reaches 2 inches across. The smaller the carrot the better the taste.