When to plant Carrot in Glaro

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Carrot

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The carrot is a cool-season root crop grown for its sweet, crunchy taproot — the long root you pull from the ground.

Carrot in Glaro, rain-fed and with irrigation
Measure Rain-fed With irrigation
Fit Favourable
When to plant 10 Feb 2026 – 18 Sep 2026 closed for this season 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027
Expected harvest about 33.2 t/ha about 47.4 t/ha
Harvest From 11 May 2026 to 26 Jan 2027, depending on the planting date
Ready to harvest 90–130 days after planting
Work it takes 108–216 days per hectare, by hand

Rain-fed. These dates are worked out from each place's own rainfall, for a field watered by the season — with irrigation a window can open earlier, close later, or come round more than once a year. Check your own field under What grows, or get the Divisi app for a calendar dated to your farm.

If you only get one chance to plant, aim for around 2 Mar 2026. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.

This season's rainfall outlook for Glaro leans dry, so these dates sit later than the long-run average. Planting on the date you are used to risks germinating into a false start and having to replant.

Planting after 18 Sep 2026 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.

What decides this in Glaro

Rain and temperature 96%
The soil 96%
The lie of the land 76%

For carrot in Glaro, the lie of the land is the tightest of the three at 76%. You cannot flatten it, but you can farm it: plant along the contour rather than up and down, ridge or tie ridges to hold water on the slope, and expect shallower rooting than the crop would manage on flat ground.

The 2026 season in Glaro

When the rains are expectedDecember 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 2,068 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry. Plant at the early end of the window and favour quicker, more drought-tolerant crops.
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +0.7 °C over the growing months. Heat makes the same rain do less, so a dry spell bites sooner: do not plant late, and shade or mulch what you can.
What that supportsenough rain for a long crop, or two in a year, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 90% of this area.
Agro-ecological zones covering this area
90% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 365 growing days · about 2,060 mm · December to December
10% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 365 growing days · about 2,120 mm · December to December

last updated 17 September 2026

Frost and pest pressure hold back about 15% of yield here.

What carrot needs to grow here

Soil it likes well-drained sandy loam soil
Soil sourness (pH) Happiest between pH 6.0 and 6.8
Spacing 20 cm between rows, 4 cm between plants
Feed it most with potassium, phosphorus and boron

What it takes to grow carrot in Glaro

Planting materialAbout 750,000 plants per hectare
Nitrogen (N)About 60 kg per hectare
Phosphate (P₂O₅)About 30 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)About 159 kg per hectare
In the shopsA basal compound at planting — Compound D, or an NPK blend — covers the phosphate and potash. A nitrogen top dressing — urea or AN — goes on once the crop is established.
Hand work108–216 days per hectare, by hand

These are the nutrients a carrot crop of that size carries off the field. What you actually apply depends on what your soil already holds — which is what a soil test, or the app's field records, tell you.

What to watch for

Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH outside the crop's rangeCorrect soil pH (lime)

Grow Carrot with a plan, not a guess

Everything above describes Glaro as a whole — your own soil, slope and rainfall will shift the dates. The Divisi app works them out for your field, and dates each job that follows.

Or check your field first

Carrot in nearby districts

This calendar moves

Planting windows shift with the forecast. Leave your email and we'll send what changed, and a note when planting time nears — a couple of emails a month at most.

Frequently asked questions

Will carrot grow well in Glaro?

Glaro rates as favourable for carrot.

When should I plant carrot in Glaro?

Typically 10 Feb 2026 to 18 Sep 2026, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

No — these are readings taken across Glaro, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.

Also worth considering in Glaro

Keep going

Timing is one question. What the crop needs at every stage, what attacks it and where to sell it are the others.