ORANGE CARROT DESCRIPTION
The carrot, commonly known as Gajar in India, is very easy
to grow in the home garden and has 5-6 inches-long roots. Orange Carrot is a
cool-loving root vegetable that can be easily grown in pots.
Carrot is most loved as it is a part
of a healthy diet. Orange Carrots contain vitamins A, E, and K and are also
loaded with the eyes healthy antioxidants lutein and lycopene. Carrot is one of
the healthy vegetables you must add to your kitchen garden. Buy the best
Quality Carrot Orange Hybrid Seeds Online at the best price in India from www.storeflix.in with
a Good Germination rate.
About
this item
- Number of Carrot seeds (gajar ke beej): 200 Seeds
- Where to grow: Balcony or terrace garden
- Sowing season: Winter, Fall, Rainy
- Sowing Method: Direct
- Seeds sowing depth: 0.5 inches
- Germination temperature: 15 to 26°C
- Germination Time: 7 to 21 days
- Harvesting: 55 days
- Root Color: Bright Orange
- Plant vigor: medium size orange root with good taste
What
size grow bag is best for Carrots?
Orange
Carrot growing season in India
You can grow the carrot all season
but it grows quickly in the winter and rainy seasons because carrots like wet
soil and cold weather. February-March, June-July, and October-November is the
best month for sowing carrot orange hybrid seeds.
How
To Grow Orange Carrot In Pots
Carrot seeds should be sown directly
into final pots or grow bags because they may not grow well with transplants.
The optimum soil temperature for the germination of carrot seeds is 15-26°C.
Best
potting mix with the soil:-
Soil + organic manure + perlite,
vermiculite, or coco peat (in equal proportion)
Best
potting mix without soil:-
Coco peat + organic manure + perlite, vermiculite, or coco peat (in
equal proportion)
Orange
Carrot seeds sowing method
Sow the carrot seeds about 0.5
inches deep in the potting mix
at a distance of 2-3 inches from each seed. Give water gently, keep the soil
moist and keep the seedlings in a sunny spot. Carrot seeds will germinate in
7-14 days. When the orange carrot plant is a few inches tall, thin it to 2-3
inches and remove the weak plants to maintain the required distance.
When
To Fertilize Orange Carrot
Apply any organic fertilizer to
carrot plants after 4-5 weeks of sowing; make sure the fertilizer that you have
used should be low in nitrogen but high in phosphorous and potassium because
excess nitrogen in the soil will encourage foliage growth and not carrots.
Orange
Carrot Plant Care Tips
Soil – Carrot grows quickly in sandy, well-drained, and loose
soil with 6-7 ph.
Sunlight – Orange Carrot plants need 6-8 hours of full sunlight
daily.
Water – Carrot prefers average watering; avoid overwatering and
give water when the soil feels dry.
Temperature – Ideal growing temperature for orange carrot plants is from
15-21°C.
Common pests and disease – Generally aphids and flea beetles are found in carrots
that can disturb the growth of plants. Leaf blight is a common leaf disease of
carrots. Use neem oil to avoid these pests from your carrot plants.
Orange
Carrot Harvest Time
- The harvest time of carrots depends on the variety of
carrots you have chosen.
- This variety of orange carrots takes about 55 days to
mature.
- Before harvesting, check that your carrots have reached
the desired size and then pull them gently.
Carrot
Special Features
- Common name – Gajar (गाजर)
- Scientific name – Daucus carota
- Plant height – 6 to 12 inches
- Level of growing – Easy
FAQ
Why
are my carrot seeds not germinating?
Carrot seeds will not germinate
because of improper growing conditions like not getting enough sunlight, sowing
seeds too deep in the soil, over watering or underwatering.
