Carrots usually take between 14 to 21 days for seedling to appear after the seeds are sown. Germinating seeds indoors before transplanting them can cut that time and lets you sow seeds that are pre germinated to get that 'full pot'. Use the Free template to make sure you have no 'shoulder to shoulder' carrots and no need for thinning later. To get your FREE seed sowing template, click this link. The link to the video should be:    • Making Templates   The link to the page on my website is: http://abarothsworld.com/Garden/Garde... I hope that solves the problem.