Grow big and tasty carrot strives every gardener, but not always, this culture gives long-awaited harvest. Often, despite regular maintenance, it is necessary to collect small, tasteless and cracked roots. We find out what mistakes on a bed of carrot lead to lower yields, and sometimes to the death of a carrot.
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major errors
Among the main components of a rich harvest - the choice of a suitable location, good fertilizing, planting observance of the rules and the use of high-quality planting material. Knowing the most common causes of difficulties in the cultivation of carrots, you can avoid most of the problems.
Error 1. Planting in the shade. Culture prefers bright places. Under the influence of sunlight it is obtained tasty and wholesome (sun increases the number contained in the fruit of nutrients). Landing in a shaded place leads to stunted growth and defeat the carrot fly.
Error 2. Growing on clay or stony soil. Carrots are recommended to put on a loam soil sites. The best results are achieved by growing the culture in loose soil that is rich in organic matter.
Error 3. The use of dry seed material. When planting in moist soil should be used or germinated seeds are swollen. When transplanting seedlings dry seeds can be expected not earlier than in a few weeks.
Error 4. Planting the same depth regardless of the soil type. In areas with light soils bury the seeds is recommended by 2 cm. If you plan to grow carrots in a heavy soil, planting depth should be 1.5 to 2 cm. Planting the germinated material is placed at a depth of 2 to 2.5 cm.
Error 5. Adding fresh manure. Many gardeners believe that the introduction of fresh manure - it is a guarantee of obtaining a good crop, but, as practice shows, in the case of the carrot, this rule does not work. For culture considered more preferred compost or humus. Fresh manure leads to warping and reduced sugar content.
Error 6. Irregular watering. Culture belongs to the undemanding and drought-resistant, but the occurrence of the dry season on a weekly basis is recommended to water the beds. Watering will protect the roots from cracking when the drought will begin after heavy rains.
Error 7. Refusal to hilling. Hilling carrot - a mandatory procedure, which protects it from the greenness and prevents sunburn. Conduct hilling need some time: when a 5, 7, and 10 leaves.
Error 8. Untimely thinning. Ignoring the requirements of thinning seedlings produces a small root vegetables (dense planting is not allowed to develop the culture). It is believed that thinning to be performed 2 to 3 times: when the first sheet, and thereafter as necessary.
Error 9. Simultaneous application of lime and compost. Because of the difference in the reactions (in manure is acidic, while the lime - alkaline) form insoluble compounds, resulting in the beneficial properties of fertilizers is reduced significantly.
Thus, obtaining a rich harvest carrots - doable task. Compliance with simple recommendations will eliminate the risk of problems in its cultivation and help to collect tasty, the right shape, utility and large roots.
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