Carrot
📍 Sao Tome and PrincipeClick a numbered marker on the plant to explore each life-cycle stage — or read the key dates on the right.
Roots & seed establish first. Sow in at .
Leaves & stem drive the vegetative stage over .
Flowering falls mid-cycle between sowing () and harvest (). Keep stress low here.
Fruit/grain matures — harvest around .
Where Carrot grows in Sao Tome and Principe
III North Central Zone
Santo Amaro - Guadalupe - Mouro Peixe, zona Praia das Conchas - Plancas I e II, Altitude - 0 400 meters Rainfall: 800 to 1000 mm - temperature: 22 to 35 ° C. Insolation: about 1200 hours - Brightness: medium high Sol: light to medium clay
Zone I-High
Monte Café -Nova Moca - Terra Batata - Bom Sucesso - Macamblalá, Altitude - 800 to 1,300 meters, rainfall 1500-2500 mm - temperature: 15 to 25 ° C. Insolation: less than 1000 hours - Brightness: low soil: Volcanic Province granular light
North / Northwest - halfway
Poiso Alto - Caldera - Santa Clara - Monte Carmo - Agua Sampaio, Altitude - 400 á 800 meters, rainfall 1000 to 1300 mm - Temperature: 18 to 28 º C. Sunstroke: less than 1,000 hours - Brightness: very good Soil: light to clay means
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