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Carrot
Morot · Apiaceae
Crunchy root vegetable. Direct sow in deep, loose soil. Thin to 5 cm apart.
Per square
16 plants
Sun
☀️ Full sun
Water
💧💧 Medium
Days to harvest
75 days
💡 Tips
Loosen soil to 30 cm deep. Avoid fresh manure — causes forked roots.
vegetablerootcool-season
Companion Planting
These hints appear in the planner when adjacent squares are detected.
✅ Good neighbors
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🍅 Tomato — Carrots loosen soil for tomato roots
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🧅 Onion — Onion scent deters carrot fly; carrot scent deters onion fly
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🌿 Leek — Leek deters carrot fly; carrot deters leek moth
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🌰 Radish — Radish loosens soil, making room for carrot roots
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🥬 Lettuce — Lettuce shades soil, keeping carrots moist
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🫛 Peas — Peas fix nitrogen that carrots use; roots aerate each other
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🫘 Green Beans — Beans fix nitrogen; carrots break up soil for bean roots
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🌿 Leek — Classic mutual protection — each deters the other's main pest
⚠️ Bad neighbors
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🌿 Dill — Dill inhibits carrot germination and stunts roots when mature