Is it possible to plant carrots before winter? What varieties sow and how to carry out the procedure?

Carrots are an indispensable product on our table, without preparing many dishes. Buy vegetables easier in the store or on the market.

But as a root, independently grown in your own area, you can be completely sure. Their roots are distinguished by freshness and taste, as they are grown by their owners with love and care.

Podzimny sowing carrots with proper agricultural technology will please a good harvest. From the article you can learn about when to plant carrots before winter and how to sow the seeds and whether all varieties are suitable.

Advantages and disadvantages

Autumn planting root has several advantages:

1. Harvest can be obtained in June, which will be very useful - early vegetables will help fill the lack of vitamins.
2. Sowing can be carried out slowly, because at this time the work on the ground is almost completed, and gardeners have no hassle, which is difficult to cope with in spring. Saves precious time, which is so lacking at the beginning of the season.
3. The seeds of carrots that are sown before winter are not terrible for spring frosts - they lie under the snow all winter and get a good hardening. Root crops are thus less susceptible to various diseases. In addition, at the beginning of summer, during the active growing season of winter carrots, most of the pests are not yet active, therefore, they have less risk of damaging the plants.
4. Vegetables grow larger and juicy due to the moisture remaining in the soil for a long time in spring. Root crops have time for the growing season to get more nutrients.
5. The shoots of carrots sown before winter are very friendly - the melt water washes away the essential oils from the seeds, which inhibit their germination.
6. On the vacant plot of land after harvesting the winter carrots, you can additionally plant another crop.

But the subwinter seeding of the orange root has several disadvantages:

1. The harvest is not subject to long storage.
2. In late spring with a small amount of moisture shoots will appear late.
3. Some of the seeds do not sprout after winter.

Features of planting winter carrots, differences from another time

Sowing an orange root in autumn differs in many ways from its usual planting:

• For planting under the winter will not fit any varieties of carrots, and more cold-resistant and capable of germinating together. Otherwise, seedlings will not be completely or most of them will freeze in winter or early spring. In addition, the coated seeds will not work.
• Before sowing the seeds can not be soaked, otherwise germinated shoots will die at the first frost, and dry seeds will overwinter and begin their growth with the onset of heat.
• It is necessary to carry out more abundant sowing, taking into account adverse weather conditions that may cause damage to the future crop.
• Planting of winter carrots to carry out in certain terms. Both too early and late sowings can lead to unintended consequences.
  Attention! The average daily temperature should steadily keep from 0⁰ up to + 2⁰With with steady, but weak frosts. The depth of soil freezing is 5-7 cm.
• A plot of land intended for sowing carrots in the fall must be open and lighted in order for the earth to warm up well in the spring. A strong slope of the bed is not allowed, otherwise the formed melt water flows can wash out the seeds. The site should be protected from winds to better preserve mulch and snow on its surface.
• Soil preparation should be carried out in advance when the ground is still soft. On the garden bed, grooves of 2-3 cm depth with a width of 20 cm between them are made. It is better to cover the earth before planting with a film in order to avoid water washing out of the grooves and weed germination. Separately, in a warm room for backfilling crops, leave the ground mixed in half with peat.
• Sow in frozen ground. Seeds are sprinkled with previously prepared ground for 1 cm and then additionally mulched with peat or humus. The bed can be warmed with a spruce branch or covering material, which must be removed in time in the spring with the onset of heat, then covered with soil to create a greenhouse effect.

When to land in different climatic zones?

Middle band

When sowing carrots for winter, it is necessary to take into account the climatic features of each region. The region of central Russia belongs to areas with a temperate continental climate and with pronounced seasonality. The onset of stable cold in this region occurs in late October - early November. During this period, the likelihood of the onset of thaw is unlikely, which makes it most favorable for sowing winter carrots.

Landing to a depth of at least 5 cm. The following carrot varieties are suitable for the middle region:

• Losinoostrovskaya-13;
• Nantes-4;
• The incomparable;
• Moscow winter;
• hybrid Callisto.

Siberia

Climatic conditions in this area differ in short summers and long winters. The first frosts are observed already at the beginning of autumn, which are often replaced by thaws. Finally, the cold weather is set at the end of October.

Planting carrots is better to do in the 10th of October. What varieties are better to plant? For sowing in Siberia varieties are suitable:

• Nastena is sweet;
• Altai shortened;
• Dayana;
• Shantane;
• Queen of autumn;
• Nantes-4;
• Vitamin 6;
• Losinoostrovskaya-13.

Ural

Conditions, timing of planting winter carrots in this region are similar to similar activities in the middle lane. Of the varieties of carrots that are most suitable for sowing in the fall, the following can be highlighted:

• Nantes-4;
• Mo;
• Vitamin 6;
• The incomparable;
• Moscow winter;
• Altai shortened.

Reference! To prevent freezing of seeds of a root crop, a bed should be better mulched and covered with spruce leaves.

Possible problems and solutions

Often when growing winter carrots problems arise:

• The absence or a small number of seedlings, weak sprouts after sowing the seeds and some time has passed. The reason may be in the use of old seeds. Before planting, be sure to ensure the freshness of the seeds, because their germination in the next year falls by half.
• The loss of seedlings is caused by the wrong agrotechnology when growing winter carrots - sowing directly on snow or without taking into account the temperature regime of air and soil, the absence of mulch and insulation in the garden. Observance of certain conditions in preparing the soil, planting and growing winter carrots is a guarantee of a good harvest.
• The wrong, ugly form of root vegetables. Caused by an excess of nitrogen in the soil. Mineral fertilizers applied to the soil should have a balanced composition.
• Delayed development of seedlings. It is connected with the untimely removal of the insulation and the mulch layer from the beds, which should be removed from its surface with the onset of warm days.

If the rules of agrotechnology are observed, the result will not be long in coming up for the cultivation of winter carrots, and the bright, orange root vegetables will surely delight the gardeners at the beginning of summer with richness and abundance of vitamins.

Watch the video: Growing Carrots from Sowing to Harvest (December 2024).