Carrots

Carrots

By Eric Johnson

When They are Ready

• some people actually have them grow during the winter and put hay over it so they don't get frosted

• Mature carrots will be ready in about 2 months
• carrots are recommended that they should be at lest a few inches away from each other because their roots are so big

Used for bait

• The biggest concern for carrots is carrot rust flyes. The larvae attacks the roots of the carrots, and they even eat tunnels through the carrots.

• Another concern is desease in the carrot

• When people go hunting for deer, a lot of people use carrots to attract deer and they would come over to eat some
• Carrots are also used for bait for other animals such as bears and rabbits

Carrot production

Transportation

• Carrots are grown primarily in Montcalm, Newaygo, and Oceana counties in western Michigan and in Lapeer County in southeast Michigan.

• Carrots are transported by trucks that deliver carrots all around the country

• Approximately 75% of carrots are grown for fresh market and 25% for processing.

• Under favorable conditions, processing carrots can yield 35-40 tons per acre, and fresh market production may exceed 15 tons per acre.

Michigan Carrots

Where they are grown

• In 2011, Michigan produces 6.8 million pounds of carrots for fresh use worth $7.6 million dollars
• This made Michigan the second highest carrot producing state in the country
• ● Michigan ranks third nationally in the production of fresh market carrots, producing 3.9% of the total U.S. commodity

• ● Processing carrots can, on good fields, yield 35-40 tons per acre, and fresh market production may exceed 15 tons per acre.

• Carrots are mostly grown in the thumb and the western side of Michigan

Carrots are best grown in well drained soil, such as muck, which is a moist, and wet soil

• Carrots are extremely sensitive to environmental conditions such as High temperature, and even soil compaction, which would make them rot and would be bad vegtables
• Carrots can be sown from early Spring through mid-summer