What mistakes cause poor carrot growth: not all gardeners know - check yourself

25.05.2024 11:00

Carrots are a crop that is not so difficult to care for: it is enough to show a little attention to get a decent harvest of the vegetable.

Therefore, it is worth getting rid of a number of errors that worsen the conditions for the development of carrots.

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert of the online publication BelNovosti, agronomist and landscape designer, spoke about the shortcomings that should be taken into account.

What do they consist of?

Soil texture

It is important to know what texture your soil has. If it is too dense, then quality carrots will not grow: such conditions are not suitable for the vegetable.

Therefore, it is necessary to correct the density before planting.

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Fluctuations between drought and moisture

It is important to remember that carrots need regular moisture. If the vegetable suffers due to fluctuations between excess moisture and drought, then nothing good can be expected.

Therefore, try to organize watering on a regular basis.

Be careful with fertilizers

It is important to remember that carrots react quite negatively to excess nutrients. Therefore, it is always worth considering the needs of carrots.

Previously, we talked about which varieties of onions do not bolt .

Marina Michalap Author: Marina Michalap Internet resource editor

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert: Anastasia KovrizhnykhExpert / Belnovosti


Content
  1. What do they consist of?
  2. Soil texture
  3. Fluctuations between drought and moisture
  4. Be careful with fertilizers