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Carrots are a sweet crunchy root crop that is usually orange, but they do come in many other fun colors like red, yellow, purple and more. Carrots are great for your immune system and for your eyes because of the beta-carotene. The darker the orange of the carrot, the higher the beta carotene content, and some studies show that cooking them releases much more of it than eating them raw. California grows 85% of the carrots in the U.S.
Direct sow carrot seed at a depth of 1/4" (6mm) in an area of deep, loose soil, free of rocks and debris, that has been prepared with compost and well rotted manure. When seedings emerge, thin to a spacing of about 1 1/2" (4cm) to 2" (5cm). Because carrots are a root crop, if you decide to fertilize, pick a fertilizer with low nitrogen and higher potassium & phosphate.
For more on growing carrots in the vegetable garden check out this video on How to Grow Carrots from Seed to Harvest.
If you wanted a few more tips on growing carrots in the vegetable garden check out the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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