Planting Carrot Seeds

by Berdie Muirhead
(Philadelphia, MS USA)

How far apart do I plant carrot seeds in my garden?


ANSWER:

Hi Berdie,

Carrot seeds are very small and difficult to plant individually.

If you are planting a row of carrots, sprinkle the seeds as lightly as you can, about 1/4 inch deep.

If you are planting a bed of carrots, sprinkle the carrot seeds lightly over the entire carrot bed. Cover with 1/4 inch of soil, or water them into the soil with a fine mist of water.

Once the carrots begin to grow, thin them to about 2 inches apart.

You can wait to thin the carrot seedlings until they are "baby carrot" size, and add them to a salad or stir fry.