I can't specifically answer your question, however, I can tell you what worked for me this year. I worked up the area for my carrots. I smoothed the surface and placed the seeds on the ground in a wide row configuration. Then I covered them with the seed starting mix that I recovered and saved while repotting all my tomato and pepper plants. I watered the area every day that it did not rain to keep it moist. The way that it looks now, I had nearly a 100% germination rate. I have a lot of thinning to do in the near future.
Subsequently, I have 3 types of carrots planted; Chantenay Royal, Danvers half long, and Oxheart.

I hope this gives you an idea and was some help.

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Here is how I do my carrot seeds...First of all I grow the Danvers half long type that way the rocky ground is not a big factor for me. I make a humpped up wide row about 12 inches wide, then I smooth off the top of the hump so it is flat, then I take the handle of my hoe or a stick and make a shallow row in the middle of the hump, then I go down the row dropping the seeds in the row I made ontop and using my hands I cover them up with a light covering of soil, which I pat down gentlely so the dirt will stay in place when watered or if it rains so the seed is not washed out...Keep it moist until you see the tiny little green sprouts, then if you planted too thick...once they are a few inches tall you can thin them out to the right distance between the plants...They are slow to germinate, so don't worry when they haven't sprouted and you think they should have.

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Sparagus,

I am in Pennsylvania too.. Carrots dont have to be watered and mulched here....I mean you can but dont panic if you miss a few days of water. I let ole mother nature tend mine.. One thing about carrots, they do take a long time to germinate.....I mark the rows with Onion sets .. So I can be sure.. i put some seeds in this week, I will tell you when they pop up. No mulch on mine......Liquid fertilizer is all.. I water them well when they are planted.

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dodge

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