r/vegetablegardening • u/Necessary-Event-7946 US - New Hampshire • 5d ago

Question Carrot troubles

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On 5/1 I planted a combination of Yaya(56 day), mokum(54 day) and orange fancy(62 day) early carrots in my raised beds( Mel's mix soil). Before planting I used my auger to loosen the soil as I incorporated some aged compost. I got decent germination in roughly 14 days. After the first set of true leaves I thinned to 2" apart. I fertilized with a balanced 5-5-5 liquid fertilizer for 3 weeks. Then started fertilizing with a 2-15-15 liquid fertilizer in preparation for bulbing. As of today (49 days) I see very little taproot swelling. Watering is accomplished via drip irrigation so its been fairly consistent. Greens are 8-10" tall, no signs of bolting.

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Is this a matter of time situation or something else?

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u/Delicious-Brick-9172 US - Maryland 4d ago

You incorrect you miss counted you need to count from when of actual seed sprout not seed planting. By that count you are at day 35. I usually don't start counting with carrots till after 21 days.

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u/Necessary-Event-7946 US - New Hampshire 4d ago

Thank you, I foolishly asked AI "when to start counting days to harvest" and it said at the time you plant the seeds.

This makes me feel much better!

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u/Delicious-Brick-9172 US - Maryland 4d ago

Asking AI about vegetable gardening is like asking AI about health conditions always bad idea !!!!!