Best time to plant carrot in Australia
Daucus carota
Usually orange, with heirloom types in shades from white and yellow to purple and black, the carrot is a biennial root vegetable in the family Apiaceae. People now grow this domesticated form of wild carrot for its root, although the earliest crops, probably in Iran, were raised for leaves and seed.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
When to sow
| Zone | Months | How well checked |
|---|---|---|
| Cool | Aug to Mar | Matches local guides |
| Temperate | Aug to Apr | Matches local guides |
| Subtropical | Feb to Oct | Matches local guides |
| Tropical | Feb to Sep | Broadly matches local guides, with some differences |
| Arid | All year | Matches local guides |
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly in the bed
- Sowing depth
- 12mm
- Plant spacing
- 5cm
- Row spacing
- 20cm
- Height
- 25cm
- Germination
- About 21 days
- Time to harvest
- 75 days from sowing
- Frost
- Semi-hardy, protect from hard frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- biennial, usually grown as an annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.