When is the deadline for planting carrots? What factors influence the timing?

Carrots grow every gardener and summer resident. This orange root vegetable is tasty, healthy and edible throughout the year in soups, salads, and just fresh.

Carrots are sown as soon as the snow melts and the earth warms up. However, the seeds do not always give good germination. In this case, you need to know the last days in which it is not too late to annoy the carrots.

In this article we will try to tell from A to Z about when to plant carrots, how not to be late with the sowing.

When is it not too late for sowing?

Deadlines for planting - this is the time when it is not too late to sow carrots, so that she had time to ripen and give a good harvest.

Calculate these days is possible, knowing the growing season of root crops. Sowing time will be different for each climate zone and region of residence. The timing of the ripening of the vegetable is also taken into account when calculating the extreme days of planting.

Advantages and disadvantages

Landing in the last time has its advantages:

• the earth is already warm enough, it increases seed germination up to 90%;
• increases the shelf life of root crops;
• in June, seedlings will not suffer from pests affecting young leaves in spring;
• root crops have time to ripen well, and the gardener will receive larger and juicy carrots.

By cons refers:

1. seeds must be soaked before sowing;
2. carrots need to be watered often and plentifully;
3. not all varieties will have time to yield, it is more expedient to sow speed and mid-season species.

Many gardeners are of the opinion that it is better to sow carrots on the waning moon. Its phases affect the movement of vegetable juice. Therefore, the closer the full moon, the stronger the roots of carrots. If you sow on the growing moon, the roots will be short and unimportant. New Moon and the days to it are considered unfavorable for planting any plants.

What factors influence the timing?

Carrots tolerate little spring frosts, so they begin to sow it in the open ground from early spring. To calculate the last sowing dates, you need to know the growing season, the selected variety and take into account the climate of the area where you live.

Season

1. Spring planting of carrots is carried out in April. The last sowing date is the beginning of May. During this period it is good to plant mid-season varieties.
2. In June, sown vegetable storage. To do this, take late or mid-season varieties that can be stored 6-9 months. Last days for landing until June 25. In the middle lane, you can make another crop in the first days of July, if the shoots are bad.
3. Winter carrot is sown when the average daily temperature is set to 2 ° C frost. Seeds should have time to harden in the ground before severe frosts. The last time planting winter carrot - the end of October, the first days of November.

It is also necessary to take into account the actual temperature of each region in order to determine the days when it is still possible to sow the seeds.

Climate zone

Each region has its own gardening period.:

1. An unstable spring is characteristic of central Russia and its suburbs. There are frosts after the snow melted. All varieties of carrots are grown. The deadline for spring planting will be the end of April - the first days of May. Harvest for storage can be obtained by sowing the beds in late June. In the first decade of November, winter carrots are sown.
2. In the Urals, the first carrots are planted in May, so you need to have time to sow it before the end of the month. Winter is cold, so gardeners rarely plant winter carrots in the autumn.
3. The short summer of Siberia is ideal for sowing and growing mid-season and early varieties. Garden work begins in mid-May. The end of spring is the deadline to get the first carrot harvest. Until June 15, you need to have time to plant a vegetable for storage.
4. In the Southern District of Russia, winters are short, not steady snow cover. The first carrot is planted in early March. In the southern regions it is important not to delay the sowing, otherwise in dry land it will be difficult for crops to climb. The last dates of summer planting - the end of May, winter landing - mid-November. All varieties are suitable for cultivation.

Vegetable variety

Different ripening periods enable gardeners to get fresh vegetables all year round.

An interesting fact: since 2001 in the EU countries, carrots have been considered fruit. The reason for this was the problem with the export of carrot jam produced in Portugal. According to EU laws, it is allowed to cook jam only from fruits.

• Early varieties. Their ripening period is 65-90 days (Some hybrids ripen in 55 days). Usually these varieties go for food, although their roots are not very sweet. Productivity not high, is stored not long.
• Mid-season varieties. Fully matured in 100-110 days. These are the most juicy and tasty carrots. Well kept in cellars and apartments.
• Late varieties. Their growing season is 120 to 140 days, after seed germination. Can be stored until the new crop.

The first carrot is sown when the soil warms up from +6 to +9 degrees. And the final dates of planting are calculated, taking away the number of days of ripening of the root crop from the date of the onset of frost.

Date calculation examples

The following are examples of the calculation of deadlines for planting, given the above factors:

1. Example. We will land root crops for long-term storage in central Russia. Take the late varieties of carrots with a maturity of 140 days, for example, "Vita Long", "Karlen". Sustainable frosts in this region begin on October 20-25, which means the deadline for planting will be June 7-8.
2. Example. We grow winter carrots in the southern region. For podzimnogo sowing it is important that carrot seeds do not have time to germinate. They are sown 10 - 14 days before frost. Excellent varieties of mid-season carrots: "Nantes", "Vitamin", "Moscow Winter". In the Krasnodar Territory, it is possible to sow carrots at the end of November, but in the Crimea it is not too late to sow December 25 - 27.
3. Example. Sow mid-season carrots in spring in northern Siberia. Popular varieties “Dayana” and “Losinoostrovskaya” ripen for 110 days. In order to harvest by mid-September, you need to sow seeds May 30-31.
4. Example. Sow June 25 "Parisian Carrot" in the suburbs. This early vegetable will ripen in 72-74 days. Harvest 4 - 6 September.

What will happen if you do not have time to plant?

If you sow a vegetable after deadlines, then you should not expect a good harvest. Root crops do not have time to ripen. Carrots will be smaller in size, shelf life will be reduced. Unripe vegetables will not be as juicy and sweet as ripe ones.

Board. To make crops grow faster, sprout seeds on wet gauze.

Before starting garden work, decide for what purpose you plant carrots: for food, for preservation or for long-term storage. Choose the right carrot variety for your climate zone. Pay attention to soil preparation, pest control. And then the carrots sown in the last time, will give a good harvest.

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