When to plant: Sow seeds in early spring.
Harvest: In one to three months, depending on the variety.
Homegrown carrots have a flavor you just can’t often find in grocery store bunches. Fortunately, carrots grow quickly and easily and are perfect for a spring garden. Growing your own also means you can choose exactly what type (short and squat, long and lean, round or heart shaped) and what color, including white and purple, you want.
Carrots require loose, well-drained soil that’s been amended before planting, which ideally is in early spring. Carrot seeds are also extremely tiny, so you’ll sow and cover them and then end up thinning as the crop comes in. Don’t worry about losing some of your crop; the thinnings are also good to eat.
Carrots, even more than most vegetables, require regular and consistent water to thrive. They also do best in full sun. Insects may cause some damage when the plants are young, but carrots are generally disease free.
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