What is a Carrot Seed?
Carrot seeds are tiny, about the size of the tip of a sharpened pencil.
Where Can I Get Carrot Seeds In South Africa?
Capstone Seeds
Address: 52 Main Rd, Howick, 3290, South Africa
Hours: Closes soon ⋅ 5 pm ⋅ Opens 8 am Tue
Phone: +27 33 330 4474
Living Seeds Heirloom Seeds (Pty) Ltd
Address: 26 Herring Rd, Klipview, 1962, South Africa
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 9 am Tue
Phone: +27 16 100 0824
Limagrain Zaad South Africa
Address: Unnamed Rd, South Africa
Hours: Closes soon ⋅ 5 pm ⋅ Opens 8 am Tue
Phone: +27 79 079 5994
What month is best to plant carrot seeds?
Carrot seeds can be sown from early spring right through to late August and can be harvested almost all year round. Most varieties are sown outdoors between April and July.
How long do carrots take to grow from seed?
Carrots should be ready for harvest 70 to 80 days after planting. Pull them from the soil when the roots are 1 to 1½ inches in diameter.
To avoid breaking the carrot while pulling, loosen the soil around the carrot with a spade.
Who is the biggest carrot farmer in South Africa?
Vito started his farming enterprise back in 1988 to grow the best quality carrots he could for the domestic markets.
Today, together with his business partner and chief operations officer, Sequeira, Vito has grown Greenway Farms Ltd into the biggest producer of carrots in South Africa.
Where are carrots grown in South Africa?
Large quantities are processed, either separately or with other vegetables, in canning, freezing, or dehydration.
In South Africa, there is carrot production in the Western Cape, Gauteng, Free State, North West, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.