When to plant Carrot in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States

Carrot can be planted after January 05, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 40°F and 85°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.

Growing Carrot in Guadalupe County

Carrot needs on average between 50 and 120 days to mature and produce harvest.

Guadalupe County has 2 distinct seasons suitable for growing Carrot

• February 21 to May 19

  This Carrot growing season in Guadalupe County is quite short, with only 88 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

• October 16 to December 31

  This Carrot growing season in Guadalupe County is quite short, with only 77 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

Planting Carrot in Guadalupe County before February 21 without any additional protection is not advised because cold streaks can damage or kill off young plant.

Growing season extention

In order to maximize chances for a good harvest of Carrot in Guadalupe County, some extra steps can be taken to extend growing season.

Start seeds indoors

When starting seeds indoors, it is possible to guarantee best possible conditions for young seedlings. Consistent temperature range, adequate watering and ample light (natural, supplemented with artifitial grow lights) will ensure you have strong and healthy seedlings just in time for transplanting into soil.

It takes 40 days on average for Carrot to sprout, and grow big enough to be ready for transplanting.

Guadalupe County has 3 distinct seasons for growing Carrot

• In order to get plants ready for January 05 seeds should be started indoors bwetween and

  Seeds started after are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Carrot growing season in Guadalupe County is quite short, with only 39 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

• In order to get plants ready for February 21 seeds should be started indoors bwetween January 12 and January 19

  Seeds started after January 19 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Carrot growing season in Guadalupe County is quite short, with only 88 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

• In order to get plants ready for October 16 seeds should be started indoors bwetween September 06 and November 11

  Seeds started after November 11 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Carrot growing season in Guadalupe County is quite short, with only 77 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

Use a cold frame

When using a cold frame in a beggining of growing season You can protect young plants from possible temperature drops, this way growing season can start up to 2 weeks earlier.

Use an additional shading

On days, when air temperatures are expected to raise above 85°F, which is in top of tolerable range for Carrot, consider using additional shading to prevent heat shock.

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Guadalupe County, Texas