Daucus carota## HOW TO GROW CARROT Till dry soil 6-10” deep, clumpy soil does not produce strait carrots. Direct sow 2-3 months before last frost. Re-sow every 3 weeks until the 4th of July to ensure continued harvest. Thin carrots to 1-1” when 2” tall or patch will become over grown. Maintain moisture during germination and growth. Cover bed with compost or burlap bag until germination. Or mix seed with fine, moistened, weed free compost in a container, stir occasionally until seed begins to show signs of germination, then sow and water. When carrots 6-8” tall hill 1-2” soil around roots to prevent green tops. May overwinter in the ground if soil does not freeze. Soil pH 5.6-7.0. Hardiness zones 3. Biennial.Days from maturity calculated from the date of seeding. Average 19,600 seeds per ounce. Average 720M seeds per acre. Federal germination standard: 55%. Usual seed life: 3 years. Isolation distance for seed saving: 1/2 mile.Planting Depth 1/4-3/8”Soil Temp. Germ. 55-80˚FDays to Germ. 10-21Plant Spacing 2-4”Row Spacing 16-24”Days To Maturity 65Full Sun, Moist Well Drained ##Uniform, 6–8” long by 2 to 2-1/2” wide carrots. Dark bright-orange flesh, fine grained, nearly coreless. Best selling crop variety for home and market, and stores well. Sweet and tender. The Danvers carrot was developed in 1871 in Danvers, Massachusetts. Also know as Danvers Half Long. Tags: Harvest: Early, Color: Orange, Specialty: Storage, Heritage: Heirloom, Certification: Organic.##Deep Harvest Farm##Certified Organic by WA Dept. of Ag.##Seed grower since 2010##//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0129/8922/files/Deep-Harvest-Farm_210x165.jpg?12506478495586146841##Deep Harvest Farm is a certified-organic vegetable, seed and flower farm on Whidbey Island in NW Washington. Run by Annie Jesperson and Nathaniel Talbot, the farm focuses on year-round vegetable production, taking extra steps to use ecological soil management practices such as minimal tillage, the use of compost and cover cropping.
