Carrot Cultivation Guide

Carrot is a winter season crop and if grown at 15°C to 20°C will develop a very good colour. Carrot crop needs deep loose loamy soil and pH should be ranging from 6.0 to 7.0 for higher production. You can easily grow this healthy vegetable in your kitchen garden, all you need is a little guidance as to when and how to grow it.

Carrot Cultivation

Growing Season

Hills: In hilly areas at elevation above 1500 metres, under assured irrigation carrot can be grown throughout the year but at elevations between 1000 – 1500 metres, Carrot can be grown between July – February.

Plains: In plains carrot is grown in the month of August.

Seed rate

Seed rate is : 4 kg/ha

Spacing

Rows are marked with spacing of 25 – 30 cm apart. Sow the seeds mixed with sand and it should be one part of seed with 4 parts of sand.

Thinning

Hills: Between plants it should be 10cm

Plains: Between plants it should be 5cm

Preparation of field

Hills: The field should be prepared to a fine tilth and form raised beds of 15 cm height, one metre breadth and convenient length.

Plains: Two ploughings are given and ridges and furrows are made at 30 cm spacing.

Carrot Seed treatment

Seed treatment with cow pat, pit at rate of 3 g in 1 litre of water for 24 hours.

Seed treatment with 5% Trichoderma viride.

Before transplanting, seedling root dip with 5% Pseudomonas fluorescens.

Irrigation

Once in five days, irrigation should be given. During drought period, to prevent excessive water loss during sunny days and to improve germination of the seeds. It should be kept in mind that after giving irrigation in the evening, beds should be covered with wet gunny bags.

How to Grow Better Seedlings:

After selecting the best rhizome. Next, place them aside for several days to enable the split surface region to recover and grow a callus.

Ginger grows gradually, particularly outside. If you are a complete beginner to ginger farming, we will suggest you be patient. However, the sprout might arise within several days if you’re fortunate.

Continue to water for at least a two weeks. Keep hoping…

Do not place the bed under direct sun. A movable tray bed is recommended. In this stage, it needs 3-4 hour of sunlight in the morning and evening. Naturally, one acre of land needs 600 – 800 kg of seed-ginger to sow.