Teri, I have finally figured out how to grow carrots in Texas. If the soil is over 80 degrees, they won't germinate. It can take up to 3 weeks for those tiny seeds to germinate and if they dry out, they die. With our sunshine and ferocious heat, carrots are doomed.
Thank you! I love carrots, and I will especially love eating my own lovingly-grown carrots, even if they are very few this time around.Teri, I have finally figured out how to grow carrots in Texas. If the soil is over 80 degrees, they won't germinate. It can take up to 3 weeks for those tiny seeds to germinate and if they dry out, they die. With our sunshine and ferocious heat, carrots are doomed.Last fall, I planted a whole packet of seeds and I got less than 10 carrots. I was delirious with joy. I actually grew a carrot! This spring, I went through 3 packets of seeds and got nothing. Nada. I waited until October and planted 2 packets of seeds and have lots of little feathery green sprouts.I have to tell you, those few carrots we ate last winter/spring were the best tasting carrots I have ever had. So to sum it up, plant in the fall, spray the seed bed every day to keep it moist.
Your carrot is gorgeous! I'm envious.
Don't give up on them. It may take awhile now that the ground is cooler. Also, it depends on how deep you planted them. That reminds me of the old children's picture, "The Carrot Seed."
I planted them as deep as the paper said. Some about an inch, some 1/2 an inch ect.
