Carrot

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Tags vegetable
Binomial Name Daucus Carota
Taxon Species
Description The carrot is a root vegetable. It is usually orange in color, but some cultivars are purple, black, red, white, and yellow. The most commonly eaten part of the plant is the taproot, but the greens are sometimes eaten as well. The leaves appear first, and the taproot grows more slowly beneath the soil. Fast-growing cultivars mature within three months of sowing the seed. Slower-maturing cultivars are harvested four months after sowing.
Companions
Sun Requirements Full Sun
Growing Degree Days 75 days
Sowing Method Direct Seed, thin to 3cm apart when seedlings are 8cm high
Spread (diameter) 10 centimeters
Row Spacing 20 centimeters
Height 35 centimeters