A simple scheme for sowing carrots before winter: six steps to the harvest

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Free yourself some time for spring. You can prepare the beds with carrots now. Read more about autumn sowing of carrots, when it is better to do it and the features of its implementation in the post.

Sowing period

It is convenient to sow early and in warm weather, but there is no point. The carrots will sprout and die. Sowing should be carried out in the second half of November. Cold weather will prevent seeds from germinating, and the soil will be dry and frozen.

Planting location

For carrots, you need to choose a place that is sunny enough. It should not have the risk of water accumulation and stagnation.

Marking

Prepare the bed, loosen the soil. Make markings so that the furrows are ready. Leave it like that for a while. Let the soil freeze. The furrows should be 20 cm apart.

Sowing seeds

Seeds should be sown in prepared furrows. You can put a little warm soil on the bottom. Sprinkle the seeds on top with a mixture of soil, compost, sand and a little chalk. Agronomists also recommend spreading granules with Trichoderma in the furrows so that it will then protect against rot.

The beds made need to be mulched. You can use leaves or plant residues. It is important to hold the snow and retain moisture. This completes the process of preparing the bed with crops for the winter.

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