Comments on: Check Out This Great Guide to Growing Carrots in Pots

By: Anna

Anna — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:48:37 +0000

I haven’t been able to grow carrots or beets since I moved to Indiana. I could make pottery out of our ‘soil’ it’s so clayey. I might try growing them in containers because the varieties I want are NOT cheap (even when available) in the store.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Fri, 20 May 2011 02:22:09 +0000

I want to grow carrots because I find store bought carrots, even organic ones, to lack the tastiness & sweetness I remember as a child. My hope is that by growing my own, they will be better just as it is with growing your own tomatoes, etc. Is there a variety that will grow well in containers that have a great flavor? I am planning to companion plant them with lettuces and possibly sage and or chives depending on container size.

By: A Word to the Wise: Not Everything You’re Growing in your Kitchen Container Garden is Edible

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:18:57 +0000

[...] may not be entirely so. For example the roots of carrots and parsnips are obviously edible (and easy to grow in containers), but as Michael learned, you should avoid the leaves. Carrot greens contain a chemical that is [...]

By: Fern

Fern — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:40:52 +0000

Sarada — When you try growing carrots in Spring, I’d love to hear about your huge crop of carrots!

Mother in Israel — That’s a good point. We can get carrots here pretty cheap too, but if you want something unusual, or organic, it is probably cheaper and easier to grow it yourself.

By: mother in israel

mother in israel — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:05:05 +0000

I did grow a few carrots in a container once. I don’t know if it’s worth it here, when carrots are so cheap. I might grow a few but I think the herbs and lettuce are better investments.

By: Sarada

Sarada — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:08:49 +0000

Its really nice to get tips on growing carrots in containers…Frost has already entered this part of the place I am living in, so will wait for the spring to try this

By: Fern

Fern — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:58:24 +0000

TC -- In the author of the tutorial's defence, I think he lives in Australia, I don't know if they are having a peat shortage or not. A Canadian friend of mine suggested using coconut coir as an environmentally friendly alternative to peat. Is that something you have any experience with?

By: TC

TC — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:41:45 +0000

I’ve not grown them in containers. I do know they like rich soil and plenty of fertilizer. He mentioned adding peat, that’s something I’d think twice about using. Canada’s having a peat shortage, so use an alternative like mushroom compost or other organic additive.

By: Fern

Fern — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:30:40 +0000

Gen — This is my first go at carrots in containers, but I think so long as the pot is deep enough for the variety you are growing, it’s all good.

Jen & Tim — I think problems with growing carrots in the ground is what motivated the person who wrote the article I linked to to try containers. It seems to me that container gardening is a good option when there are problems with the ground soil (be it lack of nutrients, rampant pests, pollution, etc).

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:42:00 +0000

I’ve never had much success growing carrots in the ground, so I’ll have to try them in containers. Thanks for passing along this tutorial, and thanks for introducing me to Tonda di Parigi. I’d never heard of that variety, so I might have to give it a try.