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Carrots in Newfoundland
Slow to germinate in cold soil — keep the seedbed moist. Deep, stone-free soil in raised beds helps a lot.
demo estimate Guidance awaiting local review.
- Suitability for Newfoundland
- Cool-season — well suited
- Indoor seed start
- Not usually needed
- Transplant / sowing
- Direct sow ~2 weeks before typical last frost
- Frost tolerance
- Tolerates light frost
- Days to harvest
- 60–80 days
- Sunlight
- 4–6+ hours
- Spacing
- 5 cm apart, rows 25 cm
- Wind
- Handles wind well
- Containers
- Works in containers
- Greenhouse
- Not needed
Common problems here
- Slow germination in cold soil
- Carrot rust fly
- Forking in stony soil
Varieties that make sense for a short season
- Short or medium-length roots for heavy soil
- Early-maturing types
Harvest
Pull from mid-summer; flavour improves after light frost.
Will carrots work in your garden?
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