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The secret to growing straight carrots is matching carrot variety to soil type and tilth.
Carrots need a loose, open, even-textured soil to the depth where their main roots form. If you have a sandy loam soil, you can grow any type of carrot, including the longest imperatorvarieties, like you see in supermarkets. In a heavy clay or rocky soil, choose 6-7" nantes varieties, or the thick, cone-shaped chantenay carrots. Mini or radish-style carrots like 'Babette' or 'Romeo' can be grown in containers as shallow as 6", or in clay or rocky soils.
If you match carrot type to soil type, you're much more likely to get straight carrots, but carrots can also fork or split from too much fertilizer or uneven watering. Carrots are light feeders, and excess nitrogen encourages large leafy tops with small, woody or twisted roots. Letting the soil dry out too much between rains or watering can also create split roots.
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What do carrots grow in?
Carrots grow in the ground.
Do carrots grow in England?
Yes, carrots grow in england. Carrots grow in nearly all regions.
When do you grow carrots?
i think carrots grow in summer
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Yes, carrots do grow in Ireland.
Do carrots grow in a carrot grow?
Carrots grow in many countries, but they also grow in the United States.
Where do carrots grow in the US?
Carrots grow under the ground, they are a root plant...
Why do carrots grow in North-West England?
Carrots will grow anywhere in England !
Do carrots grow in Arkansas?
i'm pretty sure carrots grow everywhere...
Do carrots grow in a far away country?
Carrots grow in many countries, but they also grow in the United States.
What do Ancient Americans grow?
they grow carrots
Why do carrots grow upside down?
Carrots grow upside down because they follow their root systems which always grow towards the soil. The leaves of carrots grow toward the sunlight to direct it to the rest of the plant.
Can you grow carrots from adult carrots that are rooting?
yes it is possible
