Grow ABC

Carrots

Carrots: when to sow, how to get long straight roots, how to beat carrot fly and when to lift them.

When to sow and plant

Harvest and storage

Carrots through the year

Every job for growing carrots on one chart. Click a row to open the full guide.

Harvest Cover rows left in the ground Lift from covered rows Lift from covered rows Sow early varieties under cover Sow outdoors Sow to miss the first carrot fly Harvest
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Common questions

Can I leave carrots in the ground over winter?

Yes, on well-drained soil. The RHS covers them with a 15 cm layer of straw, cardboard or bracken and says they will keep until March. It does not recommend this on wet soils, and says indoor storage is necessary in cold regions. More

Is it too late to sow carrots in July?

Not in early July. The RHS sows outdoors until early July. Garden Organic stops at the end of June. For a late row, choose a main season variety, which the RHS recommends for sowing up to mid summer. More

In this section we use these sources: Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), Garden Organic, Love Food Hate Waste. Each page lists its own sources at the bottom.