A good carrot is considered, if it is large, smooth and sweet, but how to grow such a crop? In this case, each gardener wants to get a large number of root crops. To achieve this, it is necessary to look after it properly.
How to get a good crop of carrots?
To carrots was large, it must necessarily thin out. Do this twice. First, making a gap of 3 cm, and then the distance between the plants should be 5-6 cm. At the same time, it is necessary to weed weeds, otherwise the bushes will develop poorly. It is also very important to water heavily during the formation of fruits.
To carrots was smooth, you should choose the right place for her planting. The soil must be loose and nutritious. When preparing beds in the ground, if necessary, you can add sand or lime. To the surface of the earth did not form a solid crust, after every rain or watering it should be loosened.
Children love carrots for its sweet taste, but it does not always turn out that way. To grow a delicious vegetable, it is not enough to take the appropriate variety (for example, Baby Sweetness, Emperor, Beloved, Karotan, Krasa the Maiden, Nastyona). Also, you should plant it on non-acidic soils and organize the correct watering regime (abundant, but once every week).
To increase the yield of carrots from 1 hectare, in addition to the listed rules for growing it, it should be planted on a sunny place, only fresh seeds should be used for planting, and 2 additional fertilizing should be carried out: the first complex mineral fertilizer and the second with potassium monophosphate. In order not to lose the crop of carrots, it is important to prevent the appearance of such a pest on it as a carrot fly. To do this, you can spray the tops 1% solution of the Bordeaux liquid.
Applying these rules, how to properly grow carrots, you will definitely get a good harvest.