Daucus carota subsp. sativus
Growing calendar
Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sow / plantGrowingHarvest
Guides
- How to Sow Carrots and Get Them to Germinate Evenly
- Carrot Soil Preparation: How to Stop Forked and Split Roots
- Thinning Carrots and Earthing Up the Shoulders
- Carrot Growing Calendar: Summer and Spring Sowings
- Carrot Problems: Pests, Nematodes and Split Roots
- When to Harvest Carrots and How to Store Them
Common problems
Start from what you can see on the plant.
Pests and diseases (43)
Problems recorded for this plant, most serious first.
Swallowtail Caterpillar
MajorPest
Leaves are eaten away from the base leaving only bare stalks. A single large caterpillar can strip an entire plant bare.
Fusarium YellowsFusarium WiltPowdery MildewLate BlightBrown Leaf SpotSclerotinia RotCrown GallSouthern BlightAnthracnoseDamping-offBacterial Soft RotRoot-lesion NematodeRoot RotRoot-knot NematodeBacterial SpotLeaf SpotBacterial GallPythium Cavity SpotTumor DiseaseScabArmillaria Root RotStreptomyces ScabMosaic DiseaseDry RotMild MosaicMottle DwarfPlant-parasitic NematodesRing SpotWhite MoldViolet Root RotLeaf RotCorky Root RotSpeckled Snow MoldSnow MoldYellowsYellow LeafBlack ScurfBlack StainAlternaria Sooty SpotAlternaria Black SpotBlack Root RotAlternaria Leaf Blight