Summer residents get a high carrot harvest on loose loamy and sandy loam soils with a neutral or slightly acidic reaction.
The crop needs watering during the seed germination period and in the first week after emergence.
To speed up the emergence of seedlings and generally ensure a rich harvest, gardeners remember one more secret.
Carrot seedlings are cold-resistant and can withstand temperatures of -2 °C. Therefore, many summer residents boldly plant the crop as early as April.
Gardeners take into account what plants will be neighbors with carrots. There are vegetables, next to which the crop gives the best harvest.
Some plant them in the same bed, without dividing them with a border. The best neighbors for carrots are onions.
It turns out that these plants protect each other from pests: carrots keep onion flies away, and onions keep carrot flies away. Other good neighbors for root vegetables are legumes, radishes, and tomatoes.
