Germinating Carrot Seeds: What to Look For. So I did a video last week showing how to plant and get near perfect germination with carrot seed. It’s been a little over a week and here is what you need to be looking for. As soon as you see your carrot seeds beginning to germinate and sprout like you see here then it’s time to pull the silage tarp. Make sure you keep everything nice and watered until your carrot seedlings get established #germinatingcarrots #plantingcarrots #growingcarrots #gardeni