When to plant Carrot in West Carroll County, Louisiana, United States

Carrot can be planted after February 22, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 40°F and 85°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.

Growing Carrot in West Carroll County

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

West Carroll County has 2 distinct seasons suitable for growing Carrot

• February 22 to August 12

  Carrot needs on average between 50 and 120 days to mature and produce harvest. With 172 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• August 14 to November 18

  This Carrot growing season in West Carroll County is quite short, with only 97 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 West Carroll County before February 22 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 West Carroll 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.

West Carroll County has 3 distinct seasons for growing Carrot

• In order to get plants ready for February 22 seeds should be started indoors bwetween January 13 and April 14

  Seeds started after April 14 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  Carrot needs on average between 50 and 120 days to mature and produce harvest. With 172 suitable for growth, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• In order to get plants ready for August 14 seeds should be started indoors bwetween July 05 and July 21

  Seeds started after July 21 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Carrot growing season in West Carroll County is quite short, with only 97 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 November 21 seeds should be started indoors bwetween October 12 and October 28

  Seeds started after October 28 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Carrot growing season in West Carroll County is quite short, with only 27 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.

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