Ualda's Garden
Carrots
Species: Dauncus carota.
April 2010 I have planted some carrots in a pot and some more in the ground,
- I bought them from Shannon's - the lable says:
Carrot baby round.
Uniform round carrot with smooth skin and sweet flavour.
Harvest: Summer to Autumn
How to grow:
Plant in free draining soils and keep watered until estabilished.
For Autumn planted provide frost protection.
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EDIBLE
The mineral contents in carrots lie very close to the skin.
Hence they should not be peeled or scraped off.
The carrot root is the main edible part and can be eaten raw, drunk as a juice, used in every conceivable salad, cooked as a vegetable, made into jam, marmalade, syrup & sweet dishes.
Carrot GREENS can be eaten and are high in vitamin K, which is lacking in the carrot itself.
Carrots help to maintain acidic & alkaline properties in the system it is an invigorating & energizing tonic for eyes, skin, bones, heart & muscles of the body.
Carrot is blood purifier, diuretic, carminative, digestive, anti flatulent, anti pyretic and vermifuge.
Dried roasted carrot ROOTS can be ground into a powder and used as COFFEE substitute.
The aromatic SEEDS can be used as a flavouring in stews etc.
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COMPANIONS
Allium - repels slugs and carrot flies
???? Beans - fix nitrogen ( keep beans away from alliums)
Borage - adds trace minerals to the soil and may increase resistance to pests and disease
Chamomile - accumulates calcium, potassium and sulfur, later retunnim them to the soil; is con sidered a tonic for anything you grow in the garden
Chives - improve grouth and flavour
Chives - improves their growth and flavour, may drive away carrot rust flies
Elerberry -carrot root flies
Flax
Garlic - accumulate sulfur that is a natural fungicide
which will help with disease prevention, it is taken up by the plant through their pores. Deterres snail and carrot flies
Leaf Lettuce
Leeks - will improve their growt; repells carrot fly. (Avoid planting near legumes.
Lettuce
Marjoram - it improves it's flavour
Marigolds - ( I will put more info
Onions - confuse carrots fliy ( keep onions away from peas and asparagus
Oregano - provide general pests protection
Parsley - ( keep away from mint, they are enemies
??? Peas - fix nitrogen ( keep away from onions
Radish - ( keep it away from hyssop,cabbage,cauliflower,brussel sprouts and turnips.
Rose - ( no potatoes
Rosermary - confuse carrots flies ; plant it nearby and plus put cuttings by their crowns ( no potatoes
Sage - deter carrot fly ( don't plant near cucumbers, onion and rues
ENEMIES
Anise
Dill
Parsinip
Tomatoes - can stunt ther growth
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SEEDS
Maybe next year I will try mixing RADISH seeds with the carrot seeds.
They say that the carrot seeds are slow to germinate, and the radishes, which germinate and grow very quickly, will mark the row until the carrots come up.
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The pH value should 6.5 to 7.5 for best results.
Potassium promotes solid, sweet carrots.
WOOD ASHES contain soluble potassium which reaches the plant quickly.
? Excess NITROGEN causes branching and hairy, fibrous roots.
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CARROT FLY are attracted by their scent so I have to do the thinning out the seddling in the evening when they are not around.
I have to make sure that I firm back down the ground with my hands to not allow they to lay their eggs.
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Before HARVESTING I have to water the previous evening to avoid damaging the carrots.
