When and How to Plant Carrots

If you want carrot seed you need to over-winter the carrot and collect the seeds the next year. The seeds will then form around mid June in year two. Collect the seeds when they are fat but dry and before they fall to the ground. Don't bother collecting seed from F1 carrots, they will not come true to type.

When To Plant Carrots
Carrots are best sown over a long period to ensure that they are ready for eating from early June to October (longer if stored correctly). The table below shows when to sow carrots (early and maincrop varieties) and when the will be ready for harvest. Note that (as with all GardenAction pages) if you have set your weather settings (see main menu at top), the months below will be automatically adjusted for your area - if not, the months shown below will be average dates.