Carrots.

You are just about still in time to sow something like Autumn giant which should be eatable in 3 months...but best time is early to late spring

You can sow them in succession from spring up to June but you will have to cover them with fleece to keep the carrot fly off.

Could somebody please tell me when I can take cover of carrots ?I have loads growing in a tunnel which is covered in a mesh to stop the carrot fly. If i was to take it of now would the carrot fly still go for them ??

Thanks for that Tel, I shall leave them alone for the moment, perhaps have a look before show !!!

These are the carrots I grew at home in a raised bed 12" high. About 12 foot long, 2 foot 3 inches wide, 12" high There are 4 rows and the carrots are spaced 4" apart in the rows. As you can see I made up my own carrot fly protection, kept it on all the time. Variety is Carrot Flakkee Bastia F1. They were sown early April and good sized carrots were ready to harvest Mid August.



This is one I got up today. Most look like this in the beds. The wife moaned that I was growing carrots at home until I said she could start using them and she tried to get one up. After much effort she was delighted when she realised one carrot would do a meal for all of us

Over 12" long, really good thickness, nice taste. Certainly one I'll be growing next year.

Wait until the soil warms up in spring for all direct sown seeds.