If you’re looking to grow your own veggies to get your five a day straight from the garden, then carrots are the perfect ...

The best part? Carrots are easy to grow when planted in loose, well-draining soil and in an area that receives ample sunlight ...

Whether you grow carrots in spring and summer for quick, tasty crops or in the autumn for larger roots to store over winter, they're one of the tastiest crops you can grow. The Which? Gardening team ...

Carrots and parsnips grow best in light, sandy soil so if your soil is heavy clay, stony, chalky or doesn't drain particularly well, concentrate on the maincrop, short-root types which cope better ...