Black Carrot Growing Season In India

You can grow the carrot black wonder all season but it grows quickly in winter and rainy seasons because carrots like wet soil and cold weather. October-November and February-March is the best month for sowing carrot black wonder seeds.

How To Grow Purple-Black Carrot In Pots

Carrot black wonder seeds should be sown directly into final pots or grow bags because it is root vegetable and may not grow well with transplants. Select a pot or grow bag (above 12 inches wide and 12-15 inches deep) with well drainage holes. The optimum soil temperature for the germination of black wonder carrot seeds is 24°C. Carrot can easily grow in both soil and soilless medium.

Carrot Black Wonder Seeds Sowing Method

Sow the black-purple carrot seeds about 0.5 inches deep in the potting mix at a distance of 2-3 inches from each seed. Give water gently, keep soil moist and keep the seedlings in a sunny spot. Carrot black wonder seeds will germinate in 7-14 days.

Black Carrot Thinning Or Spacing

When the black carrot plant is a few inches tall, thin it to 2-3 inches and remove the weak plants to maintain the required distance.

When To Fertilize Carrot Black

Apply any organic fertilizer to carrot plants after 4-5 week of sowing; make sure the fertilizer that you have used should be low in nitrogen but high in phosphorous and potassium because excess nitrogen in the soil will encourage foliage growth and not carrots.

Black-Purple Carrot Plant Care Tips

Soil – Carrot grows quickly in sandy and well-drained soil.
Sunlight – Purple-Black Carrot plants need 6-8 hours of full sunlight daily.
Water – Carrot prefers average watering; avoid overwatering and give water when the soil feels dry.
Temperature – Ideal growing temperature for black carrot plants is from 10-30°C.
Common pests and disease – Generally aphids and flea beetles are found in carrots that can disturb the growth of plants. Leaf blight is the common leaf disease of carrot. Use neem oil to avoid these pests from your carrot plants.

Black Carrot Harvesting Time

• The harvest time of carrots depends on the variety of carrots you have chosen.
• This variety of purple-black carrots takes about 60-80 days to mature.
• Before harvesting, check that your carrots have reached the desired size and then pull them gently.

Carrot Special Features

• Common name – Gajar (In Hindi)
• Scientific name – Daucus carota
• Plant height – 6 to 12 inches
• Level of growing – Easy

FAQ

Why are my carrot seeds not germinating?

Black Carrot seeds will not germinate because of improper growing conditions like not getting enough sunlight, sowing seeds too deep in the soil, overwatering or underwatering.
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