Carrot · Murmansk, Murmansk, Russia

When to plant carrots in Murmansk

Main outdoor window

12 May - 2 Jun

The window this page is built around.

Timed from last spring frost

2 June

In Murmansk, on your chosen risk.

Ready to pick

11-31 Jul

If you plant at the start of the window.

The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.

Cautious Balanced Bold

Step by step in Murmansk

Each window is a range, not a single day. Earlier in the range buys you a longer season; later in it buys you a safer one.

Sow direct

12 May - 2 Jun

Three weeks before your last frost.

Harvest

11-31 Jul

Sow in succession. A single sowing gives you a single glut. Sow a short row every 21 days through the window above and you get a steady supply instead.

Frost tolerance

Hardy

Damaged below

-6°C (21.2°F)

Days to maturity

60–80

Min soil temp

7°C (44.6°F)

Spacing

5 cm

Sowing depth

12 mm (0.5 in)

Sun

Full

Carrots through the year

Against the frost risk in Murmansk

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Carrots

Frost risk Sow direct Harvest Today

Why these dates

Sow from three weeks before last frost. Keep the seedbed continuously damp for the two to three weeks germination takes - this single detail decides most carrot crops.

Seedlings tolerate -6C. Mature roots can be left in the ground under mulch and lifted through winter in all but the coldest zones.

Seed packets and extension guides express timing as weeks either side of the last spring frost, because that is the only reference point that travels. Carrots are timed for direct sowing 3 weeks before it, and this page simply resolves those offsets against the frost date computed for Murmansk.

The median frost-free season here is 113 days, against 60 to 80 days to maturity for this crop counted from sowing. That margin is what decides whether a late sowing is worth attempting.

See every crop timed for Murmansk →

Also in Murmansk

Other vegetables to time

Tomatoes tender Lettuce half hardy Potatoes half hardy Courgettes tender Sweet peppers tender Cucumbers tender Green beans tender Peas hardy Garlic very hardy Chilli peppers tender Sweetcorn tender

Growing carrots in Murmansk

When should I plant carrots in Murmansk?

Aim for 12 May - 2 Jun in an average year. If you would rather not gamble on the weather, wait until 24 May - 14 Jun - by then frost has finished in nine years out of ten.

When will carrots be ready to harvest in Murmansk?

Expect to start picking around 11-31 Jul, based on 60 to 80 days to maturity from the planting date calculated for this location.

How much frost will carrots tolerate?

Seedlings tolerate -6C. Mature roots can be left in the ground under mulch and lifted through winter in all but the coldest zones.