7 EASY TIPS to Grow Carrots in Your Backyard Garden

[@Perspective_Outdoors]

This guy is a legend

[@Planzman1]

Sell me some of those black crowder pea seeds!😊

[@LazyDogFarm]

I'll see if I can get enough of them to do that.

[@littlefootranch4410]

I just planted our carrots about 3 days ago here in 8b, East Texas. Now it's almost 92 again 🤦‍♀️ After I plant my seeds & water them in, I lay soaking wet cardboard over the top. Then as I water, the cardboard gets wet & keeps the soil moist. I typically have germination in about a week. Can't wait to see the rest of the raised bed garden all planted.

[@matthewoneal6194]

We live in north west...Washington state...growing Viper carrots from hoss seeds...in raised beds..added sand ..bone meal..blood meal .they turned out awesome...10 in to almost 20 inches long.

[@melissakarner6707]

Thanks for the video. This season will be my first time growing carrots and your 7 tips were perfect! 👍🏻

[@rickygee8412]

💪🏽 Been growing dragon carrots for years as a market farmer and they sell really well and taste great

[@judyjohnson1012]

It just so happened that I planted carrots this morning. I’ve not had great success with them here in South TX, but I’ve had better luck with them in the new bed I created early this year from 6” of compost. Thanks for such great advice. I was a city girl-growing up, but a country at heart. I love working in my garden.

[@kennethlatimer4607]

Here in southwest Florida we chug along as well. One small thing at a time.

[@missdollism]

love the t-shirt

[@stevefromthegarden1135]

Carrots are a work in progress for me but in late July, I planted them much like you do along some drip tape. Got a really good stand and pulled a really nice yellow one yesterday for making chicken soup. Probably one of best looking carrots I have grown.

[@MiMiBrokenbourgh]

Grimway farms grows yummmmy carrots.!

[@sherilynalexnder897]

I live in south FL, so this was really heplful, thanks! I'm just doing a tub of carrots on my patio, and planted seeds last weekend. I see a few tiny green sprouts today. Will def keep a closer eye on the soil moisture level!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mutantryeff]

I've been making two 24oz Mason jars about every 10 days of Taqueria-style Carrots with White Onion and Jalapeno/Serrano peppers. I reduce the saute time to about 1/2 the normal time to maximize the crunch. These are addictive.

[@ivahihopeful]

Sounds wonderful!

[@rosaliesemrau1293]

I've seen one guy started his carrots indoors in rain troughs so hecan get a jump start when it gets warm enough outside and just digs out a space in garden that is about the size of the rain gutter and just slides the contents of rain gutter into to dug out space in the ground. Easy peasy.

[@RobertO-yw3zm]

I've had great success putting a board or some cardboard over my carrots after I sow them. This keeps them moist until the germinate. Once they germinate and have a leave or two, I take it off and they do very well.

[@79PoisonBreaker]

for me planting carrots i water in real good then cover with a board or tarp for 7 to 10 days( keeps them from drying out) then after taking cover off they all sprout together.

[@cpnotill9264]

So true......works great! 2 years ago I used old boards to cover and this year used a tarp. I also used pelleted carrot seeds and spaced them out. Never had such long straight carrots in 5b ever as I had this year.

[@joshuab738]

I overwinter carrot here in northern alabama. I planted my carrots about 2 weeks ago (beginning of October). They are already up and looking ok. Keeping it wet but not a swamp is the key. If you are not using a raised bed for them, mix peatmoss with the seeds (not sand). The peatmoss will keep the seeds moist. I plant thick too and don't thin. However, I have seen them too thick ----when my daughter put a whole handful in one little square.

[@wwsuwannee7993]

I'm not a carrot guy, but I watched some vids of some folks laying a board over their carrot rows to help with moisture retention untill they sprout. Board...piece of plastic...burlap...might be an idea, I don't know.

[@CleanersCoach]

Love your videos. Very helpful. I have great success at red carrots and those are always my first choice. I add in organic bonemeal before planting and have gigantic red carrots every year. don’t know if that’s the secret but it works for me.🎉

[@LifewithBlindaandChuck]

I haven't had the best success with them, but have got a few this last year. I think one of the biggest issues is not keeping them moistened for the seven days. A little concerned that it is going to get in the low 30's here the next couple of days.

[@alcast4774]

I put some old Agribond 19 over my carrots until they germinate. It helps keep them moist and it's easy to see if they are getting dry. FL zone 9B

[@ggfarmgirl8350]

This year, I planted my carrots the end of September here in Oklahoma zone 7A. I mixed the seeds in a cornstarch slurry. This helps for better spacing and keeps the seeds moist longer. I then covered with a light row cover and water through the row cover every day until I saw sprouts…about 7-8 days. They are growing great!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Great to hear! I've heard of folks mixing the seeds with sand as well so that they don't plant them too thick.

[@andielliott7721]

I am trying to "overwinter" carrots for the first time this year. Zone 7b/8a.

[@timfetner8029]

Great job Travis. Carrots are one of my favorite veggies to grow. I’ve had wonderful luck growing in raised beds and grow bags.

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

My carrots are breaking ground now. Hand watering until they get big enough to be on the drip. I cannot run my drip overnight unless I want a $100+ water bill.

[@ivahihopeful]

For the people who don’t do well direct sowing seeds, I just wanted to put it out there that, contrary to popular belief, carrots CAN be transplanted from seed starting trays with a little extra care. I’ve grown them this way several times, and they do fine.

[@not1moreinch332]

I'm sure they can grow fine from transplants but why? They work so well direct sow.

[@ivahihopeful]

@@not1moreinch332 all my ground had to have mulch to protect the soil in my climate. I had to poke holes, pop the carrots in, and firm the soil to each one. I’ve known of others who can’t direct sow. I finally have a raised bed with enough compost and in good enough condition that I think it will work, but four times previously, direct sowing anything at all has not worked.

[@hippybecca]

I have transplanted many plants they say not to. You just have to be careful how you handle them.

[@kylefamilyhomestead7007]

Planting our carrots tomorrow here in 9A. Thanks for that great content Travis!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for joining us!

[@kafinn5302]

You are a great teacher. 👍🪴🤓

[@natashacrystal6490]

I hope to get our carrots planted tomorrow!

[@chrisfisher3900]

My carrot bed is an old claw foot tub that got converted to a raised bed. Should have a hefty amount in there

[@ivahihopeful]

I sowed parsnips and carrots today! I hope they do ok, especially the parsnips. This is my second try at those. Spring didn’t work for me.

[@mattshepherd8586]

Here in 7b i succession plant my carrots beginning in august. A row or 2 every couple weeks direct seeded i like the parisian market personally but grow all types for the friend group. Like travis im known for my carrots.

[@susanmaguire1503]

Thinking about Queen Anne's Lace. Same species as the cultivated carrot and it's a biennial. They're all over here in MA and in NH and ME too. I'm guessing cultivated carrots are hardier than reported though the roots might be nasty in the 2nd year. I have tried Queen Anne's Lace roots and though they smell carroty they are way too hard and fibrous to eat. I guess you could use them to flavor a stew or soup if you were out of carrots.

[@Shari-d5u]

Hi Travis...I know this isn't one of your newest videos, but I'm hoping you will see this post. I live in Zone 8b (McDonough, GA) and am very grateful for this information since this is my first year of having a vegetable garden. I have just two questions... 1) how often do you side dress with fertilizer in a raised bed and 2) what is "band" planting? Remember...I'm a newbie so don't judge me. LOL - Shari

[@LazyDogFarm]

Fertilization schedule will depend on the veggie, but usually every 3-4 weeks. "Band" planting is where you scatter seeds along a band in the garden -- as opposed to linear planting like you would do with corn or beans.

[@tnjon66]

Hi Travis . How's your celery doing ?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Doing well. We'll be transplanting it on Monday's video.

[@trudyeagan8160]

❤

[@backwoodsbaby9729]

If you get some extra peg board (the stuff we organize garages with), those holes are usually 1x1 inch spacing so it's perfect for all the small seeds like beets, carrots, radishes etc. You can get a whole lot real fast and also succession plant blocks weekly for continuous harvests Idea from Jim Kovaleski, you can find him on green dreams youtube.

[@LazyDogFarm]

That's a great idea!

[@matthewmcclendon5308]

I’m 0-2 on carrots in 8a north Texas. Weather has not been my friend around here with them. They couldn’t take the cold winter we had and they couldn’t take the heat in the spring. Got 20’ double row with a nice stand. I plan on getting some coverage for them in case of another oddly crazy winter. Failed in my raised bed both times. I’m in ground this round, but got sandy clay soil. Tilled ground that was previously tilled last season. Planted 5-6 different varieties, two being varieties made for this type of soil. Looking forward to a W on some carrots. An if I take another L I’ll take it and learn

[@sislertx]

Im 8b...texas. what i do is grow in large tubs...i seed pretty heavy..then cover with burlap and water at least 3 to.6 times a day. I did one using that white stuff he uses and a lot came up.....give that a try..some use boards...but burlap lets u water them with out removing it..ya to to remove the boards to water .i started my first tub wnd of Sept two more tubs mid oct and and after 8 days they were up.

[@conservativetothecor]

last night we had a first or close to first freeze....then its back up to the 80s for a few days....lol it doesnt know what it wants to do

[@LazyDogFarm]

Yep. Same thing about to happen here.

[@conservativetothecor]

@@LazyDogFarm yeah, one day turned into 3 freeze nights...go figure...lol

[@meddler69]

I guess you could say I've over wintered carrots here in north east Minnesota back in 2006 at my old place i planted carrots in May I think it was one of the Danvers.. Anyway I left it in the garden over winter next spring it popped back up with green growth i let that thing grow all the way till October and saved some seeds but that thing grew 2 feet long and was as wide as a softball. I tried cutting into it i couldn't it was almost like wood. So I threw it out by my deer stand and it was gone the next day

[@meddler69]

I think you might of planted those carrots too deep i just sprinkle them over the ground and lightly rake them in

[@not1moreinch332]

The 2 years i have planted carrots I have planted them end of March and both years it took 5 weeks to germinate. The only thing I can think of is that the soil temp wasn't warm enough but as soon as the soil temp got right so did the carrots. I had great production and almost 100% germination rate. I live in zone 7a and my last frost date is April 15th. Do you think my hypothesis is right or is there another reason my carrots take forever to germinate?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Probably had to do with soil temp and/or soil moisture.

[@marysurbanchickengarden]

I don't have any space left for carrots 😢. I'm going to have to figure out something though, because I like carrots. I'd sure like to have just one of those long slender raised beds. Maybe I'll put a bug in the boys ear and mention it would make a great Christmas gift. Travis it is the middle of October already 😂

[@LazyDogFarm]

Sounds like that would be an excellent gift!

[@nancytharp8213]

Danny at Deep South Homestead after watering seed rows he covers with cardboard and weights with bricks. Checks daily until seed emerges then removes cardboard. Have you tried this?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Haven't tried it, but I've seen him do it. If you don't have a way to keep them moist with frequent watering, that's a great way to go.

[@teresawebster3498]

Is there somewhere that we can buy the black peas that you are showing?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I don't know of anywhere that sells them. A viewer sent them to us.

[@teresawebster3498]

@@LazyDogFarm I would love to be able to get some of those.

[@michelerichard5523]

I am really confused about fertilizing my carrots. I was told that because they are a root crop they need a higher middle number. Too much nitrogen and carrots will end up with lots of top growth and smaller root growth. I have carrots finally popping up but have no idea what number of N-P-K to use. Wow the organic gardener you mentioned sure uses a high Nitrogen 🤷‍♀️

[@mommajscountrygardening]

I am liking your raised beds. thank you for sharing ❤

[@sappir26]

At which point do you add the straw mulch?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Once they get up and going. You wouldn't want to smother all the green tops with the mulch.

[@horacedouglas4534]

You mentioned using leftover seeds. I'm scaling back garden size. I figured I would have some leftover seeds. How do you store your seeds to use the next year.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Usually keep them in my office or in the fridge. Should probably keep all of them in the fridge though.

[@raleighsistrunk7123]

Hey Travis, my carrots are up and running in North Florida. 100 miles south of you. Can you give us some info on your main line hole punch? I can find one like yours.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Here's the link: amzn.to/3s1aOS6

[@raleighsistrunk7123]

Thank you

[@emilyneal7888]

How do you preserve your carrots or do you preserve them?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I don't care for them frozen or can. So we mostly just enjoy them fresh. We do ferment some occasionally.

[@johnwelsch6783]

I’ve been trying to grow rutabagas from seed. I’ve planted them twice. Kept them wet but they won’t germinate. Have you grown any? Any tricks on beets???

[@LazyDogFarm]

I mostly transplant rutabagas. Might want to try that. Beets can be a little slow like carrots. You can transplant those as well if you think having more controlled germination conditions would help.

[@denisebutcher7717]

👍🏻

[@carolparrish194]

where can I get King of Garden pole butter beans?

[@LazyDogFarm]

We got ours from Morgan County Seeds online.

[@donnastormer9652]

Travers I’m surprised that you’re still emotionally attached to drip tape in your raised beds! Years ago I started out doing square foot gardening in raised beds and you literally use every inch but of course you use a sprinkler instead of drip tape. I think if you can come up with some type of a really cool sprinkler system that just wet the entire bed surface, you will get so much more production out of each one of those raised beds as well as a new product to promote. Just a thought. as much as I absolutely love drip tape and 30 foot rows, all of my beds which are few are watered with a sprinkler system to get maximum production per square inch.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I could see where the sprinkler system would be great for raised beds. But I'd probably have start from scratch based on the way we have our mainline setup currently. I do tend to overhead water some stuff in the raised beds this time of year -- for example lettuce and mustard when it's still 87 degrees in October.

[@donnastormer9652]

@@LazyDogFarm I was just thinking that by using a sprinkler you could plant much more intensively in each one of those beds, but I totally get it once you’re set up for a certain system It’s just easier to stick with it. Thanks for replying I always appreciate your channel and your dad‘s and I must admit U2 made an awesome team together when it worked!! I miss those days!!

[@texasgardenerrobert8341]

I’m curious, since your growing in raised beds over the winter, if the soil in the raised beds will be cooler than the ground soil because of the air temps being around the raised beds and causing the soil to be colder. If so, will the colder soil have any effect on the plant grow and production. On the carrots, couldn’t you use one of your silage tarps to cover the beds until they sprout just like you do the weeds, except take the tarp off.

[@plasma800]

We cover our carrots, in Texas. We plant around this time of year, and we cover with anything handy right after planting… cardboard, fence planks, whatever.. and we keep them wet for sure. We cover for about 7 to 10 days. I plant thick, and I don’t thin.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I need to get an infrared thermometer so I can check the soil temp in the raised beds vs the in-ground garden.

[@texasgardenerrobert8341]

@@LazyDogFarm I was thinking a cheap meat thermometer with a 6” prob, that way you can see the soil temp down where the roots are. Just a thought.

[@larrysheetmetal]

DIDN'T you grow growing DAIKON RADISH, before , ON THE OTHER WEB SITE ? I take it, you didn't pickle them ? if not see Maangchi on youtube and you may want to grow them again?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I've grown quite a few Daikon radishes over the years. Last year we made kimchi with some of them and it was pretty good.

[@sunmoonrise]

what beans?

[@2Timothy3END]

Admit!! No green thumb here. Question: My pac of Carrot seeds says 1/4 deep and it looks like you were an inch or more deep. Is that an issue? Planting Carrots for the first time EVER a week ago (fall planting) for zone 8B first frost Nov1-Nov 10th. I also planted Cabbage and Swiss Chard, all in raised beds with those little drip-ling sprinkler type heads. Anyone?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Because it's our first time planting in these raised beds, things are a little chunky and so planting exactly 1/4" deep was a little tough. But yes, shallow is good when it comes to carrots.

[@2Timothy3END]

@@LazyDogFarm Thank you...

[@mommajscountrygardening]

I like your 👕 😃

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks!

[@geraldwhite6029]

Have you ever grown “Bolero” carrots if so What do you think about them?

[@markware4933]

Bolero is our carrot of choice. Very good flavor and we're able to store them through the Winter in buckets of moist sand in the garage since our outdoor temps often drop below zero.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I have. That's a great variety as well.

[@articmars1]

What is the most sweetest, best tasting, tenderest carrot you have ever grown?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I'd put Miami at the top of the list currently.

[@articmars1]

@@LazyDogFarm cool. I am trying my hand at a small veggie bag this coming spring and everyone i am talking to ask me what kind of carrots i am growing because they all want that sweet tender carrot. Thanks so much. Wish me luck. Never grew carrots in the winter before. Lol.

[@articmars1]

@@LazyDogFarm oh by the way. Who carries that kind? Lol.

[@detectivemikevarnado7515]

real good

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Mike!