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While some tactics found in the "Alternative Control Guide" can be effective, many have not been extensively tested in home garden. Our goal in highlighting alternatives is to provide you, the home gardener, pest control methods that you can test in your own home garden.
This electronic document was downloaded from the GPO web site, August 2002, and is provided for information purposes only. The Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, is updated each year in early summer.
The carrot is a variable annual or biennial plant from 1 to 3 feet tall with branching stems, fern-like leaves, and tiny white flowers that may turn purple in the center.
biennial that is closely related to garden carrots, but with a much reduced taproot. During the second year of growth, the plants produce stalks with white, flat-topped flowers.
definition of the term 'wild carrot': a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots
Use or prepare soil that is deep and friable to avoid misshapen roots. Do not plant in areas where young plants may be subject to long periods of cold temperatures, which favors bolting.
): the southern San Joaquin Valley and the Cuyama Valley (Kern and Santa Barbara Counties); the southern desert (Imperial and Riverside Counties); the high desert (Los Angeles County); and the central coast (Monterey County).