The East End’s Soils Are Great for Growing Carrots

Carrots are well suited to growing in the East End's sandy soils. MARKUS SPISKE

You can buy these carrots grown thousands of miles away in the winter, but the ones you can easily grow at home will be in another world when it comes to taste and freshness. ANDREW MESSINGER

Two of Burpee’s carrot varieties being offered in seed tapes. More expensive than just the seed but little to no thinning required and the spacing will be perfect. Seed tapes can be cut for successional plantings. ANDREW MESSINGER

The Johnny’s Selected Seeds 2023 catalog offers dozens of varieties of carrots for a range of uses. ANDREW MESSINGER

Colored carrots offer variety in taste as well. The chart on the right top shows both length and color while the chart on the bottom shows organic and conventional seed that are available as pellets. Much easier to sow than straight seed. ANDREW MESSINGER

They’re cute, they multiply like, well, rabbits, but keep them away from your carrot tops. ANDREW MESSINGER