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Carrot
Plant·Daucus carota
Full sun
Sun
Medium
Water
Well-drained soil
Drainage
Zones 3–10
Hardiness
Carrot (Daucus carota) is a plant. It grows best in full sun and has moderate water needs. It grows well with onion, lettuce and radish.
Through the year
DormantLeafing outFloweringFruitingReady to harvestDying back
Works well with
from wiki dataWHAT IT NEEDS
Wants full sun
Needs moderate water
Needs well-drained soil
Prefers soil pH 5.8–6.8
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Prefers sandy loam, loam soil
Struggles in compacted soil
Draws up potassium from deep in the soil
Adds a little organic matter to the soil
Partners with mycorrhizal fungi to boost nutrient uptake
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives mulch biomass (low to medium)
Provides potassium
Attracts pollinators
Attracts beneficial insects
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Herbaceous
Height30–90 cm
Spacing8 cm (min 5 cm)
Root depthTaproot
Width10–30 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by seed
Difficulty
Establishes in about 1 yr
Self-seeds readily on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
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