65-80 days. The Yellow carrot seeds produce tapered roots that can grow up to six inches long. This garden crop thrives with full sun in zones three to nine, and does best in sandy soil. The Yellow carrot is ready to harvest between sixty five and eighty days. The variety is sweet and tender.
Growing Yellow Carrot Garden Vegetable Seeds
- Latin Name: daucus carota subsp. Sativus
- Other Names:
- Days to Maturity: 65-80 days
- Hardiness Zone: 3-9
- Planting Depth: ½"
- Plant Spacing: 4"
- Row Spacing: 9-16"
- Growth Habit: Upright
- Soil Preference: Light, well drained, sandy soil, pH of 6 to 7
- Temp Preference: Warmer
- Light Preference: Full Sun
- Diseases/pests: Susceptible to weevils and carrot rust fly
- Color: Yellow
- Flavor: Sweet and tender
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Seeds Per Package:
- 1 g Packet - Approximately 600 Seeds
- 1 oz - Approximately 18,000 Seeds
- 4 oz - Approximately 72,000 Seeds
- 1 lb - Approximately 288,000 Seeds
Start by sowing the seeds directly outdoors; transplanting from indoors can cause weak and crooked roots. Plant the seeds half an inch deep in sandy soil, as soon as it can be worked. The soil should have a pH level between six and seven. You will want to leave four inches between the plants and nine to sixteen inches between rows. While growing, the crops will need one inch of water each week. After seventy days, the Yellow carrots will be ready to be harvested. If you would like to make picking the roots easier, you can soak their bed with water when it’s time to harvest.
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