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BECAUSE there’s so much that can go wrong with maincrop carrots and because they are not usually expensive in the shops, I know a lot of gardeners don’t bother growing them.
They’re definitely worth a try, though — the superior taste and crunch of a home-grown carrot is really something special. So, if you’ve been having trouble growing big, juicy carrots, here are some of the things you might have been doing wrong.
First of all, don’t sow them yet. The seed packets suggest that they can be sown in spring, which they no doubt can under ideal conditions, but I’ve learned over the years not to start mine until May or June. Carrots germinate very poorly in cold, damp soil.
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