THE SECRET to Harvesting 9286.5 lbs of Carrots in CLAY (Concrete) Soil

[@FrugalGardenerOntarioCanada]

Everything I needed to know about gardening carrots ❤🥗

[@farmtablewest5991]

Yayyy!

[@MsFuzzywuzy]

Thank you for this in depth video, i live in Ohio and in my area it is a looot of clay and ive failed to grow carrots. This is such a refreshing video, ill try again! Tyvm God Bless

[@farmtablewest5991]

Awesome! Yea clay isn't that big of a deal once you do all of the above in my experience.

[@MeddlingDeer]

How's the ol back holding up after 4+ years of farming? Any stretching routines or practices you'd recommend?

[@farmtablewest5991]

Child's pose for lower back and ultimately the best solution, really good employees.

[@JohnMiedtke]

Thanks for the pointers from a fellow market gardener. What state are you in?

[@farmtablewest5991]

Wyoming. You?

[@joshuahoyer1279]

How do you handle the carrot root fly? Or does it trouble your farm at all?

[@farmtablewest5991]

Not at all. No idea why but they aren't here in the west.

[@joshuahoyer1279]

@@farmtablewest5991 Wow that's interesting! Maybe it's the cold you get. Here in Oregon I've seen a few carrots here and there tunneled around by the little buggers, but it hasn't ruined too much.

[@jackgraham3393]

Might try adding some wood ash to your soil. Have found that really helps, with several insect problems@@joshuahoyer1279.

[@stevebowman1645]

what roller are you using with the jang and what sprockets front and rear also for the earthwat what plate could have told bed length and width.....more information helps thanks great video

[@farmtablewest5991]

This video is targeted for gardeners so my specs are not important to them but 10 13 sprockets and xy 24 50 foot bed

[@farmtablewest5991]

Gardeners won't need any of that info. Earthway is just the carrot plate

[@a.dubuis903]

Are you using F1s for most crops?

[@farmtablewest5991]

Yes

[@jamesstandley4584]

How about fertilization?

[@farmtablewest5991]

1 inch compost per year, plus alfalfa meal in summer plus special amendment to soil test in spring.

[@killaeffect8850]

What’s a wobbler sprinkler. You didn’t say the video.

[@farmtablewest5991]

I show you the sprinkler in the video and linked it below

[@killaeffect8850]

Thanks. I missed the link.

[@truckywuckyuwu]

Why do you need so many carrots? Are you trying to turn yourself orange?

[@roflpill]

Bad eyes

[@truckywuckyuwu]

@@roflpill if eating 9000 pounds of carrots hasn't done that already, I have some bad news for him..

[@farmtablewest5991]

Well no but that would be fun. I'm a farmer so I sell these carrots

[@farmtablewest5991]

Yea this was a screenshot

[@farmtablewest5991]

Lolz

[@bettypearson5570]

Id rather know the yearly yield.

[@farmtablewest5991]

Why? This year will be around 3000 lbs but the point is I've grown a lot in clay.

[@bettypearson5570]

@@farmtablewest5991 big corporations will go for multi year reports especially when they have a poor year to report because even if there were good reasons for the negative year it can appear to an investor that they are not so stable. Homesteaders can have bad years as well as good. If they have had consecutively higher yields each year that is awesome and I'd love to here what they attribute that growth to; changed seed companies, started adding additional amendments, expanded garden area, dumb luck, etc. if you've had a great couple years and then it bombs I'd like to hear why you think that happened; drought or flooding, family tragedy that took time away, sudden infestation of locusts or deer, etc. it would help identify problems or good management practices I might be able to apply personally or look out for. It is great for analysis.

[@DecentralisedGames]

Are you growing organically?

[@farmtablewest5991]

Yes but not certified

[@DecentralisedGames]

@@farmtablewest5991 Thanks for the answer, am happy I watched now.