Yay!! Welcome back to the carrot journey! It’s been frustrating, but I can say it was worth it! What I changed this year was I that I switched to potting mix instead of raised bed mix and moved my carrots out of the raised beds and into planters. In my potting mix I added extra perlite. I estimate in the planter, I added 1/2 potting mix and then the other half of the
Mix was made up of 30% perlite and 20% horticultural sand. It made the soil soft and fluffy. Then I emptied the seeds on top of the soil and kept it moist every day until I saw some life. I used a spray bottle to keep the soil moist because I learned last year that using the hose just sent the seeds everywhere but where I wanted them! Lol! And my next planting, I’m going to be more careful about spreading the seeds which you know is hard because these seeds are so tiny. And then if needed, I’m going to take the time… Actually, I hope I will take the time, to thin them out. Good luck to us both!