With a roomy pot, you can grow carrots just about anywhere—including balcony and patio spaces. Although most gardeners cultivate carrots in their in-ground gardens, there are some definite ...

Avoid fixing the soil with nitrogen-rich material such as manure and fertiliser, which can cause carrots to fork and grow little side roots. Instead, work in old coffee grounds. If your ground ...

Carrots and parsnips grow best in light, sandy soil so if your soil is heavy clay, stony, chalky or doesn't drain particularly well, concentrate on the maincrop, short-root types which cope better ...

Growing carrots in pots is an excellent introduction to growing root vegetables. It’s possible to easily get a good harvest of fabulous carrots from a container without having to invest a lot of ...

Root vegetables are a great thing to have in the garden during our cool season. Since much of the plant is underground, and ...

A historic farm that had grown carrots for 27 years is now returning to the business thanks to a ‘Welsh Veg in Schools’ ...