After 2 such waterings, carrots grow smooth and sweet: what secrets gardeners still don’t know
To get a good carrot harvest, you need to not only feed it, but also protect it from pests.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication Belnovosti, agronomist and landscape designer, tells us what to water carrots with so that they grow large, even and sweet.
How to Grow Good Carrots
Before sowing, the bed must be watered with a solution of potassium permanganate; it will disinfect the soil.
For a 10-liter bucket of water you need 3 grams of potassium permanganate.
After the first shoots appear, the carrots must be thinned out. After thinning, water the bed with regular water.
Next, you need to water the carrots again with a solution of potassium permanganate with the addition of 2 grams of boric acid.
It must first be dissolved in hot water. Thanks to boron, carrots will quickly gain weight.
