How long do carrots take to germinate?

[Flummery]

It depends when you sow them. I didn't get round to it till last week - they are up already. I've waited yonks when I sowed them in March or April.

[Two_Sheds]

"Protect vulnerable crops by surrounding them with 60cm (2ft) high barriers made of clear polythene to exclude the low-flying female flies"

We know the theory

In practise (from years of growing) we know that the carrot fly can and does get over hurdles, under barriers and into your lovely juicy carrots ... be cunning people, be very cunning

[endymion]

It's true that they fly low over the ground, however gusts of wind can and do blow them up and over any barrier you may have

Yes!

Our garden is surrounded by tall hedges - above head height and so, apparently, far too tall for the carrot fly - but they still get in, which is why we invested in fine netting.

[Aberdeenplotter]

"Protect vulnerable crops by surrounding them with 60cm (2ft) high barriers made of clear polythene to exclude the low-flying female flies" from Carrot fly / Royal Horticultural Society.

I stand by my statement. It is a complete nonsense.

[CaroltheCarrot]

Your carrots will germinate as soon as you give up on them and plant something else in their bed!

[Chef_uk]

I took our first harvest at the weekend. I posted Pictures on my blog. I sowed them on March 27th and they took ages to germinate. once they did though they grew at a very fast rate (early nantes 2) and so only 11 weeks and 6 days from seed to table. So in my limited experience carrots are slow to germinate but quick to grow