When and how to feed carrots

Carrots are the most accessible source of carotene for a person. In addition, this root is very tasty and almost never gets bored. It is used not only as an addition to any dish, but also as the main ingredient. From carrots you can prepare juice, salad, dietary vegetable soup, sweet pie and even jam.

Another advantage of carrots is that it is very easy to grow. It is sown in the open ground, bypassing the stage of seedling. The seeds are very small, so they are usually planted a little more than necessary, and then thinned out. The yield of carrots is more than half, depends on the variety and weather conditions, and much less on the regime of irrigation and fertilization. Nevertheless, sometimes it is worthwhile to think about how and how to feed carrots. For example, if the garden is broken up on loamy or acidic soils.

Than it is possible to feed carrots and than it is impossible

The culture is very sensitive to the content of organic matter in the soil, so you can not fertilize the beds with fresh manure. Because of the high content of organic substances, the carrot "burns" the growth point, and it becomes "horned". In addition, the root vegetables deteriorate taste, and they are poorly stored. The high content of nitrogenous fertilizers also negatively affects the storage of the vegetable. There are no other restrictions: carrots can be fed with phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, peat, humus, ash, etc.

How to feed carrots before planting

It's about moisturizing and nourishing seeds. They contain a large amount of essential oils, which hinder the access of moisture and delay swelling and germination. That is why the carrot seeds are kept in a special solution before planting: a third of a l. Boric acid and half a l. Nitrofoski per liter of water. Another version of the solution: in a liter of warm water, dilute potassium permanganate until a red color is obtained and add half a l. Complex dry (or liquid) fertilizer. The seeds are immersed in the solution for one day, then washed with water and placed in a damp cloth. Then the seeds of 3-5 days are in the refrigerator, after which they can be dried and planted.

How to feed carrots in spring

Under the spring feeding is meant the application of fertilizers before planting. Mineral fertilizers should be added in such quantities: saltpeter - up to 25 g / m²; Superphosphate - 25 g / m², potassium chloride - up to 30 g / m². In the clay soils before planting, peat and sand are applied at a rate of 1 bucket per 2 m² and a mineral mixture. In sandy infertile soils, it is necessary to make 1 bucket of peat, half a bucket of humus and a mixture of mineral fertilizers.

How and what to feed carrots in the growing season

During the growth of carrots can be fertilized with mineral mixtures, humus or peat. The first top dressing can be done after thinning, combining this procedure with watering. The second can be done after two or three weeks after the first. In early August, the most effective are fertilizing with ashes - 100 g of ash per meter of groove.

And the last. Before deciding what to feed carrots, think about how soon you will be harvesting. It's not about the planned harvesting of all root crops, because quite often truck farmers pull out small young carrots. In this case, the use of fertilizers is undesirable, since between the last top dressing and consumption of carrots for food should pass at least two weeks.