Tips for Growing Carrots?

[GoatGal]

The carrots in my garden always grow very small. It's disappointing to go out to the garden and dig up a puny carrot when you're hoping for a nice plump one. Does anyone have any tips for growing carrots?

 

[RichZ]

In order for carrots to grow large, the ground must be very soft. We usually grow carrots in raised beds where we add a lot of compost to the soil to make it soft and fertile.

 

[Charli]

Interesting. We've never had a problem growing carrots and we don't use a raised bed. I didn't know there was a trick to this. Thank you @RichZ.

 

[RichZ]

Well, you don't have to use a raised bed. We grow some in the garden, too, but we make sure the soil is very soft down to at least a foot. When I was a little kid I grew carrots for 4H, and I didn't listen when my parents told me to work the soil at least a foot deep and my carrots grew in little round balls.

 

[GoatGal]

In order for carrots to grow large, the ground must be very soft. We usually grow carrots in raised beds where we add a lot of compost to the soil to make it soft and fertile.

I had no idea that there was such an easy trick to growing carrots! My family has a raised bed that we're going to use for carrots now. I'm really excited to try my carrots in the raised bed! Thanks for the advice!