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Grow Carrots in a Container

Sheena Adams | Image: Terry Guscott | 01 Mar 2007
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Any carrot can be grown in a container, as long as the depth of the container is large enough to accommodate the mature length of the carrot.

Thumbelina is recommended as a fantastic container carrot. It produces a bright-orange, sweet-flavoured, 5- to 7.5-cm (2- to 3-in.) round root. Seed is available at most garden centres or from West Coast Seeds. It matures extra early and is ready to enjoy within 60 days. Grow it solo or mix with Dragon and Atomic Red for a rainbow of roots.

To grow a carrot container garden, you'll need seed, sterilized potting soil, organic fertilizer and a container. Any container will do as long as it is a minimum 30 cm (12 in.) deep and wide and has drainage. Give new life to an old terra-cotta container, wooden packing box or punctured metal bucket.

To have carrots all summer, succession plant every two weeks. Enjoy!

How to:
1. Assemble seeds, potting soil, 1⁄2 cup organic fertilizer and container.

2. Fill container with soil, leaving 7.5 cm (3 in.) of head space. Gently blend in organic fertilizer.

3. Sow carrot seed according to package directions.

4. Water seeds to settle in and place container in a warm and sunny spot.

5. Apply liquid organic fertilizer 4*2*3 every 10 days.

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Comments

I just planted some purple, yellow, white, and red carrots in a rubbermaid container. I hope that they turn out it is my first time planting carrots in a container. The soil is quite deep the carrots are going to be 5-7 inches in length so hopefully they work out because they look tasty.

November 10, 2008 at 14:08
Anonymous Says

I've grown all my vegetables in containers for years, carrots always come out perfectly shaped and tasty. Sure beats the knobby bitter carrots that grow in the soil around here.

June 21, 2008 at 18:37
Anonymous Says

This sounds like a great idea for thoughs of us who want a garden but do'nt have the space. I think I will try it.

May 30, 2008 at 16:02
Anonymous Says

I tried this last year as a last resort to get carrots - and it worked great!! Now, if summer weather would arrive I might be able to grow carrots again this year!!

May 10, 2008 at 22:39
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