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Sean Pessarra
@mindfulfarmerarkansas

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Grow carrots like a pro! 🥕🥕🥕 Carrots are a great crop for home gardeners and yield a lot of food for little work or space. However, they can be a little tricky to get the consistency you want. I have found using a broadfork really helps the carrots reach deep into the soil. I designed the Finesse broadfork to be multifunctional and ergonomic. I will use it to smooth the bed and mark my rows. I will also use it to harvest when the carrots are ready. Loosening the soil with the broadfork will also help speed up harvesting because the carrots will come out more easily and not break. You can find the Finesse in our shop or own our website. While you are there be sure to stock up on our line of organic fertilizers to help your garden thrive. For more problematic soils, check out the Brute, our heavy-duty broad fork Another tip is to space the seeds appropriately. Planting in straight rows allows you to cultivate more easily and consistently. Equal spacing of carrots also help ensure a consistent size. I recommend one seed per inch in-row. That way you don’t have to go back and thin. Finally, water lightly everyday for a week to prevent a crust from forming on clayey soils which may restrict some of the emerging carrot seedlings. You can also reference my previous reel about flame wedding carrots to eliminate hand weeding. Are carrots something you struggle with? If not, have any tips for everyone? #carrots #homegarden #organicfarm #homesteading #homestead #notill #organicgardening #urbanfarm #homegrown #localfood