Carrot
vegetable
At a glance
- USDA Zones
- 3–10
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hrs)
- Water
- Medium — water when top inch of soil is dry
- Soil
- Sandy, loam
- pH
- Neutral, acidic
- Spacing
- 3 in. between plants
- Per square foot
- 16 plants per square
- Days to maturity
- About 70 days
Planting & harvest windows
Northern Hemisphere timing. Adjust ±4–6 weeks based on your last/first frost dates.
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Plant Harvest
Good companions
TomatoTall tomatoes lightly shade carrots in summer, and carrots loosen soil around tomato roots.
OnionOnion smell confuses the carrot fly; the strong scents mask each other's pest cues.
LettuceQuick-growing lettuce fills space between slow carrots and keeps soil cool and shaded.
PeaPeas fix nitrogen that carrots benefit from once peas finish in early summer.
Keep apart from
DillMature dill can stunt carrots and cross-attract carrot flies when flowering.
Recommended varieties
- Nantes65 daysseed
Sweet, cylindrical, blunt tip. Great for raised beds.
- Danvers 12675 daysseed
Tough, productive, tolerates heavier soil.
- Little Finger55 daysseed
Mini baby carrot — perfect for shallow beds.
Add Carrot to your raised bed — the planner handles spacing and companion warnings automatically.
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