Regular harvesting encourages the plants to produce more fruit. Carrots are a root vegetable that is easy to grow and perfect ...

Plus out advice about beating carrot root fly. We share our growing tips for carrots and our Best Buy varieties. Carrot ‘Bambino’ didn’t germinate in any of our pots and so has been excluded from our ...

Carrots and parsnips grow best in light, sandy soil so if your soil is heavy clay, stony, chalky or doesn't drain particularly well, concentrate on the maincrop, short-root types which cope better ...

a large pot or window box (at least 20cm deep) filled with multipurpose compost (the best option ... supply of carrots, sow a few seeds every fortnight. May-August - Grow, grow, grow Once the ...