Carrot
vegetable
At a glance
- USDA Zones
- 3–10
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hrs)
- Water
- Medium — water when top inch of soil is dry
- Soil
- Sandy, loam
- pH
- Neutral, acidic
- Spacing
- 3 in. between plants
- Per square
- 16 plants per 1-foot square
- Ready to pick in
- About 70 days
Planting & harvest windows
Northern Hemisphere timing. Adjust ±4–6 weeks based on your last/first frost dates.
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Plant Harvest
Good neighbors
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TomatoTall tomatoes lightly shade carrots in summer, and carrots loosen soil around tomato roots.
OnionOnion smell confuses the carrot fly; the strong scents mask each other's pest cues.
LettuceQuick-growing lettuce fills space between slow carrots and keeps soil cool and shaded.
PeaPeas fix nitrogen that carrots benefit from once peas finish in early summer.
Keep apart from
2
DillMature dill can stunt carrots and cross-attract carrot flies when flowering.
Recommended varieties
3- Nantes65 daysseed
Sweet, cylindrical, blunt tip. Great for raised beds.
- Danvers 12675 daysseed
Tough, productive, tolerates heavier soil.
- Little Finger55 daysseed
Mini baby carrot — perfect for shallow beds.
Add Carrot to your raised bed — the planner handles spacing and companion warnings automatically.
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