How to Grow Carrots in Nigeria

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Prepare a well nourished nursery condition.

   Any size of farm land can do, provided it is well manured, or fertilized.
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   Step 2: the field so that the there are no visible slopes within the farm land.

   You want to minimize unevenness as much as possible. , Keep the land as moist as possible, but don't flood the land and prevent, as much as possible, any running water, so as not to leach the nutrients. , Keep the field moist at all times. , The Touchon Mega variety has be proven to perform best in South eastern Nigeria.
   
   Keep the sachet sealed until you are ready to plant. , Evenings are preferable.
   
   Plant by taking a pinch of the little seeded carrots and pouring them into the grooves created in the field.
   
   Pour the carrots evenly and at a low density. , This prevents them from drifting away by wind or water forces.
   
   Water immediately after covering them. ,, Continue watering till it is mature after 4 to 5 months.
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   Step 3: Apply water all over the farm land

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   Step 4: and evenly.

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   Step 5: Create narrow and shallow grooves either horizontally or vertically along the farm land

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   Step 6: where the carrots will be placed into.

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   Step 7: Purchase any variety of carrot from the market.

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   Step 8: Plant late in the evenings or early in the morning.

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   Step 9: Cover the carrots in the grooves with either wood shavings or river sand.

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    Step 10: Water the carrots each morning and evening until it germinates after about 10 days.

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    Step 11: When they germinate

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    Step 12: remove the weak and over crowded ones.

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