PlantsVegetables & Roots
Carrot
Daucus carota
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Root crop that needs loose soil
ModerateVegetables & RootsEdible
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Roots Jul and Oct
- How it spreads
- Annual
- What to buy
- Direct sow. Do not transplant.
- When to plant
- Sow April, and again in mid-July for fall. Keep the seedbed damp until germination.
In the design
A board over the row for the first week stops the seedbed drying out.
If you eat it
Roots
Wash. Do not confuse garden carrots with wild hemlock. You planted these.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
