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CARROTS HOW TO SOW AND GROW THEM 



A NY soil will grow good carrots. While the roots will 

 *"* be more shapely and smoother in a light soil of 

 sandy nature, they are generally of better color and 

 firmer texture when grown on clay soils. 



Seeds should be sown as early in the spring as the 

 soil can be dug and raked, in rows eighteen inches to two 

 feet apart. Cover them about half inch in light soil, less 

 in heavy clay. It generally takes ten days to two weeks 

 for the seedlings to appear. Because the seedlings are 

 very delicate and often find it difficult to break the soil's 

 crust, experienced gardeners sometimes sow spinach 

 seeds at the same time in the same rows with the carrots. 

 The spinach will be harvested before carrots develop. 



When the seedlings become three to four inches tall 

 (see illustration) thin out the early small sorts to stand 

 about two inches, the larger, later kinds about four inches 

 apart in the row. Frequent and thorough hoeing is 

 essential to growing good carrots. 



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