Carrot

Where does Carrot grow?

Found in: Afghanistan, Africa, Angola, Asia, Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Bougainville, Brazil, Britain, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Caucasus, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Central America, Central Asia, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Czech, Dominican Republic, East Africa, East Timor, Equatorial-Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Europe, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guam, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kurdistan, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mediterranean, Mexico, Moldova, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, North America, Northeastern India, Pacific, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Rotuma, Russia, Rwanda, Scandinavia, SE Asia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Sikkim, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Southern Africa, South America, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, Sudan, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, United States, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Africa, West Indies, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Notes: There are about 22-25 Daucus species.

Status: It is a commercially cultivated vegetable. Within Papua New Guinea carrots are not common but occasionally seen in gardens in many areas of the country. Often it is grown for sale.

Growing Carrot

Cultivation: They are grown from seeds sown directly. Because seed are very small, seed are mixed with sand before sowing to allow a more even distribution of plants. A spacing 5 cm apart in rows 15-20 cm apart is suitable. Often this spacing is achieved by thinning out plants. For seed production a low temperature of 4-9°C for 40-60 days is needed before flowering to break the dormancy.

Edible Uses: Both the roots and the leaves are edible. The young leaves are used in soups. The roots can be eaten raw or cooked. They can be steamed, fried, pickled, made into jam, or used in stews. Carrot seed oil is used as a flavouring. The juice is used raw and fermented. The roots can be dried and the flour used to flavour and thicken soups.

Production: There are tropical varieties that mature within 90-110 days.

Nutrition Info

Carrot Photos

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