This Simple Trick Will TRIPLE Your CARROT Seed Germination

In today's 2 minute garden tip, I show you a simple trick that will triple your carrot seed germination! Carrot seeds have a notoriously low germination rate because of how small they are and how shallow they're planted. This garden trick will make carrot germination easy!

I love growing carrots because they're easy and fun to grow! Carrots are extremely cold hardy, are nearly pest and disease free, and they're delicious in the winter time. However, some gardeners struggle to grow carrots because of difficulty germinating. Carrots must be direct seeded in your garden, because they are a root vegetable and will not transplant well. This garden tip will make planting simple, and all you need is a wooden board.

If you have questions about how to grow carrots, how to grow root vegetables of other types, want to know about the things I grow in my garden, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and "garden hacks" like this, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share some DIY and "how to" garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please ask in the Comments below!

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©2 Minute Garden Tips

[billbollenbach]

Man, how have I never known I love your stuff. Thank you

[donaldmcpherson]

Thanks for the tip. I love your channel.

[joolsmonash]

I also love your channel. Easy to watch, straight to the point and you are super smart. Thanks so much.

[teresadelgado]

Love the idea. So far I have some growing. When is the right time to harvest carrots?

[quintyoung]

That's exactly what I do for my cucumbers and squash, I get great germination. I don't know why I never tried it with carrots. I figured that out about 3 years ago whenever I kept having trouble germinating stuff, and I remembered an old man that would germinate his lettuce seeds under boards, and it just clicked. Good tip!

[helen]

Thank you! My carrots were a total failure!

[MarkWorldPeace]

Terrific tip on germination I’ll have to try it Thanks much

[em]

Great tip! I'm gonna do this. Thanks!

[BB-ftns]

Great tip. Now could you follow up with your secret fertigation or fertilizing routine for your carrots. I’ve struck out miserably with carrots and hope to conquer them this year. BTW if you have any videos on tool sharpening, care and maintenance, where to buy good ones preferably not made outside the US I think that would be helpful. I find the cheap ones don’t last, get rusty quick and dull easily.

[marthakratz]

That's a great tip - I will try that. By the way do you have any suggestions on how to avoid or get rid of wire worms? They made a mess of my carrots this past season.