CARROTS GET GROWING
Sow: MAR-AUG HARVEST: JUN- OCT
Carrots are relatively inexpensive in the shops so might not be top of your list when it comes to looking for ways to cut the food bill. However, buying from the shops ignores the fact that home-grown roots taste so sweet and juicy, that you have the choice of so many varieties of all shapes and many colours, and that if you so choose, your roots will be free from chemicals.
Carrot seed is relatively cheap if you go for an ‘oldie but goodie' variety (in fact it's often free with your favourite gardening magazine) and once sown needs little attention. True there are some pests that need to be tackled, but otherwise you should be harvesting your first
