{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "record_type": "plant",
  "slug": "carrot",
  "common_name": "Carrot",
  "botanical_name": "Daucus carota subsp. sativus",
  "family": "Apiaceae",
  "summary": "Carrots are direct-sown root crops that form best in deep, stone-free soil with careful thinning, consistent moisture and physical protection from carrot fly.",
  "categories": [
    "root crop",
    "cool-season crop",
    "container crop"
  ],
  "growth_habits": [
    "short-rooted",
    "intermediate",
    "long-rooted"
  ],
  "lifecycle": "Biennial, grown as an annual",
  "difficulty": "Easy to moderate",
  "requirements": {
    "light": {
      "minimum_direct_sun_hours": 6,
      "preferred_direct_sun_hours": 8
    },
    "soil_ph": {
      "minimum": 6.0,
      "maximum": 7.0
    },
    "container": {
      "minimum_volume_litres": 15,
      "minimum_diameter_cm": 30,
      "plants_per_container": 12
    },
    "spacing": {
      "minimum_cm": 5,
      "maximum_cm": 8
    },
    "planting_out": {
      "minimum_reliable_temperature_c": 5,
      "frost_tolerant": true,
      "label": "Sow outside",
      "note": "Seedlings tolerate light frost"
    },
    "harvest": {
      "typical_uk_months": [
        "May",
        "December"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "rhs-growing-carrots",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/carrots/grow-your-own",
      "supports": [
        "sowing",
        "spacing",
        "containers",
        "watering",
        "carrot_fly",
        "harvest"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "umn-growing-carrots",
      "publisher": "University of Minnesota Extension",
      "url": "https://extension.umn.edu/vegetables/growing-carrots-and-parsnips",
      "supports": [
        "soil",
        "direct_sowing",
        "thinning",
        "watering",
        "harvest"
      ]
    }
  ]
}