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7 Tips for Growing Carrots

Published May 11, 2016 | Updated May 2, 2022 | By Keri Lyn.

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7 Tips for Growing Carrots

It’s that time of year! Last week I share with you my top 10 Vegetables to Grow in May and of course, carrots are one of them.

Listen, I’m no expert gardener (not even close!) but we have had a nice garden going for the past few years and each year it gets better and better. In fact, we just added two more garden boxes which makes for a total of 5 now, and it seems like the more we grow, the more we get addicted to growing!

It is so awesome to be able to walk into your back yard and grab things for meals!

So let’s talk carrots. Carrots are a delicious vegetable to munch on, whether cooked or raw. My kids LOVE to grab them right out of the garden, it’s such a treat!

If you are looking for a garden plant that is easy to grow and fun to harvest, check out my 7 tips for growing carrots!

Carrots are also a great addition to roasts or salads, and there are many options for using them as side dishes. The seven tips for growing carrots below will help you grow your own carrots so you can enjoy them fresh from the garden.

If you are preparing to plant carrots from seeds, here are some of my top tips: 

1. Plant your carrots in loose, well-used soil.

Carrots need sandy like soil in order to mature at the proper rate. Heavy soils will weigh down the plants, not allowing them to properly grow. If possible, plant the carrots in places where you have previously planted veggies like potatoes.

2. Make sure your soil is well fertilized.

Carrots need nourishing soil if you want to yield the largest crops possible. Add the fertilizer prior to planting, and make sure you mix it well using a rake. When raking, be sure to remove any large, rocky clumps of your soil.

Tips for Growing Carrots

3. Plant carrots in rows.

To get the best growth from your seeds, plant your carrots in rows that are 1-2 feet apart. The seeds should only be covered with about 1/2 inch of soil. Keep each carrot seed 1-2 inches from each other in your rows.

4. Keep your carrots thoroughly watered.

Since you aren’t planting carrot seeds very deep, the soil above them will tend to dry out in the warm weather. Watering twice a day can help keep things moist enough for your carrots to thrive. Also, a thin layer of burlap over your plants will help them retain the necessary moisture until they begin to sprout.

5. Pull weeds as soon as possible.

Weeds strip your carrot plants of the nutrients they need to grow. Because of this, you want to make sure you are removing any weeds as soon as you see them. Check daily for weeds that need to be yanked away from your carrots. If you have kiddos helping with your garden project, then this is a great chore for most ages!

How to Grow Carrots

6. Thin carrots as they grow.

The act of thinning involves removing the littlest plants so that others can thrive. Most carrot plants need to be thinned twice in a season. Your carrots are ready for the first thinning when their tops are 2-3 inches high. Thin your carrots to about one inch apart the first time, and to three inches apart the second. It sounds crazy, but the more you thin, the more they will thrive during the season.

7. Apply mulch to help your carrots thrive.

Mulch helps to prevent problems with weeds as well as keep the soil moist. Don’t apply the mulch until you have seedlings big enough to continue sprouting through the soil. Be sure you cover the crowns of the carrots, or they will turn green and have a bitter taste when harvested.

Glazed carrots

The funnest part, of course, about growing carrots is harvesting and eating them! If you have a successful crop, make sure to check out my Glazed Carrots with Dill recipe, it’s a favorite around here!

And if you are going for more of a sweet flavor, try these delicious honey roasted carrots from Mom Spark – SO good! 

More Garden Tips

Along with growing carrots, I have shared quite a few of our gardening tips recently and if you are getting into gardening then my might enjoy my article 10 Vegetable to Plant in May along with my Top Tips for Growing Cucumbers and my Top Tips for Growing Asparagus. 

And, if you grow berries, then make sure to check out my secret for Keeping the Birds Out of Your Berry Patch, these tips literally saved our berry garden!

Happy planting!

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  1. Northern Girl says

    May 16, 2016 at 7:25 pm

    Thanks for the tips. I haven’t had the success hoped for with carrots yet. I think I haven’t thinned them enough in the past. Will try to do better this year, cause carrots are my favorite vegetable, and carrots fresh from garden are the best.

  2. Katie Smith says

    May 17, 2016 at 10:51 am

    Thanks for the advice! I just started some carrot seeds yesterday. Perfect timing.

  3. Angela @ Setting My Intention says

    May 17, 2016 at 7:31 pm

    I have some carrots in now with the square foot gardening method but I can’t make myself thin them out! I’ll get brave though and do it after reading your post!

  4. Sara Syrett says

    May 18, 2016 at 3:59 pm

    Looking forward to planting carrots in my garden this year. It is my absolute favorite treat from the garden. Thanks sharing at Merry Monday!

  5. Anne @ The Fitly Spoken Word says

    May 20, 2016 at 11:33 am

    I’ve got carrots in my square foot garden also! I can’t wait to see how they do.

  6. Jamie says

    May 20, 2016 at 4:52 pm

    What great tips! I’ve never done very well with carrots here in the mountains, but now I’ll try some of your tips! Thank you for sharing with us at the #HomeMattersParty

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