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29 May 10, Eve (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hi Jenny Both Eden Seeds and Green Harvest (both online) have purple carrot seed ('Dragon')

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30 Jun 10, joan jenks (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Is it okay to grow carrots in the winter? it says u can but its not the preferred weather.

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10 Aug 10, Adam (Australia - temperate climate)

No because the carrots will wilt. So its best to do it after Winter

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15 Mar 12, Anonymus (USA - Zone 10a climate)

Yeah, you can grow carrots during the winter. Just keep the ground mulched and make sure the grund doesn't freeze. For winter growing I would recomend Artist and Merida (nantes types) and Camberly and Scarlet Keeper (danvers types). However, the coloring on the carrots aren't as good in colder weather with less daylight hours.

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30 Jun 10, Natalie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

As long as your ground doesn't freeze you will be right. Our carrots are growing really well at the moment. We have even planted more seedlings for a sept crop.

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28 Jul 10, Corinne anderson (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Just woundering what fertiliser do you use when your growing carrots?

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30 Jul 10, Daryl (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

no fertiliser, carrots are best planted in well dug patch after growing other hungry plants eg cabbages, too much nutrients results in all tops and no carrot root, well dug soil helps a single tap root

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10 Aug 10, Sirie (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi...am starting to read about crop rotation. Is it OK to have a long carrot growing period in the same spot as carrots in Perth can be planted from September to April? I was thinking of planting some in Sep, then some in late Mar...or is this naughty?

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09 Oct 10, Tony Morales (Australia - temperate climate)

I have fertilized my carrots with a bit of super-phosphate and had no more "forking" than usual (maybe 5 - 8%?)

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05 Dec 10, Michael (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi there, I planted some dutch carrots about 4 months ago and whilst it is producing carrot the plant is now nearly 2 meters tall and flowering. Is this normal? The couple of carrots I pulled out were short and slightly disfigured so I figured I needed to let them develop more but it appears as though the only thing developing is the height of the plant and the flowering which has developed rapidly with the warmer weather. Should I let it go or pull them out?

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