We use this vegetable actively for the preparation of the first and second dishes, we use it in fresh form and in salads. To grow a quality crop in your garden, you should use several basic rules and tricks of cultivation.
Preparation of carrot seeds for sowing
An important stage in the cultivation of this vegetable is the correct preparation of planting material. For the processing and preparation of carrot seeds before planting, there are several basic methods, proven by time.
- You can pour all the seeds into a small bag of cloth. Then bury it in moist soil and leave it there for ten days. As soon as the beds are prepared, the seeds are taken out and dried for an hour, they must again crumble and not be lumpy. As a result, you will get a good germination of carrot seeds, which in five days will begin to germinate.
- The preparation of carrot seeds for sowing by the method of borbing is a little more complicated, but it also gives excellent results. In the water at a temperature of about 25 ° C all seeds are poured out and with the aid of a special device oxygen is supplied there. Aeration should last about a day, then the seeds are removed and placed in a piece of tissue. In the refrigerator, the stock is stored for five days.
- Sprouting of carrot seeds will be even more effective if you use the coating of planting material with a special nutrient shell. First we prepare a nutritious mixture from equal parts of peat and humus. Then in a liter of water we divorce a couple of tablespoons of this mixture and add a tablespoon of liquid mullein . Pour out the seeds into the water and mix everything thoroughly. After you have stirred the jar, add all the ingredients again, then shake again and add the last batch. Once you see that the seeds are covered with a shell, they can be put on paper and dried.
What are the best carrot seeds?
No matter how hard you try to do every step correctly, with poor-quality planting material, the results will be scanty. First of all, this concerns the expiration date and the selected varieties of carrot seeds.
To date, for many gardeners, the answer to the question of which carrot seeds are the best , remains Amsterdam. The root crop is up to 17 cm in bright orange color with very early maturation. More productive, though not as tasty, is the variety Nantey. Cultivation of carrots from seeds of this variety is greatly simplified by its increased resistance to diseases and pests.
Among high-yielding, it is worth paying attention to the Leander and Moscow winter varieties, Dolianka or the Queen of Autumn will also suit. If you prefer hybrids, pay attention to Napoli from the F1 series.
How to plant carrots with seeds?
Further on, let's take a closer look at the process of planting carrots with seeds. First of all, the site allocated for landing, sprinkle
Many experienced truck farmers have long invented methods to simplify the cultivation of carrots from seeds. For example, there is a practice of mixing the planting material with sand. Seeds of carrots on toilet paper are no less common method of cultivation. Each seed with a toothpick dipped in a special composition and put on paper. For fixation use paste or plain paper glue.
The sticker of carrot seeds on paper is made with an interval of 5 cm. Then this tape is simply put in prepared trenches and sprinkled with soil. After sowing seeds of carrots should often and abundantly watered beds, after the emergence of the transition to a moderate mode. For convenience, a radish is planted around the perimeter to mark the beds. Then you will immediately see their boundaries and be able to start loosening the ground as soon as possible, which is very fond of carrots.