What are the factors to consider when producing carrots?
- Carrot is grown from sowing directly to a permanent place. Sowing is carried out to a depth of 1-3 cm depending on the type of soil.
Early carrots should grow in the amount of 150-200 pieces / m2, late 120-180 pieces / m2, and this is intended for the processing industry 80-100 pieces / m2.
In traditional sowing, distances between rows should not be less than 15 - 20 cm, In the ridge method, a single ridge is 20-25 cm high, 20-30 cm wide. The distance between ridges is 68-75 cm.
The most important two treatments when growing carrots are weeding and fertilizing.
Weeds removal can be carried out mechanically or with herbicides.
The fertilizer requirement of this vegetable is from 75 to 150 KG of nitrogen, from 125 to 250 KG of K2O, and 60 to 125 KG of P2O5.
The harvest is carried out with harvesters, occurring in a 1-3 row configuration, optionally equipped with toppers.
Manual harvesting is carried out mostly in small plantations.
Harvesting takes place in a sunny season, free of precipitation. The number of mechanical roots damage reduces the correspondingly high soil moisture. Harvests made after heavy rains harm the storage time of carrots.