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Carrots - Carottes
This delicious carrot shrugs aside heavy soil, and forms beautiful 6-8" long, fine-grained roots that are bright orange throughout and as coreless as the name suggests. Nantes Coreless carrot seeds develop cylindrical and sweet roots, with relatively small tops. They have excellent flavor, and are very tender. 75 Days to Harvest! (open pollinated seeds)Super sweet flavorSmall topsGood for heavier soilsOpen pollinated seeds.
Fruit Size:Length 18-24cm, Width 4-6cm;
Weight: Unit fruit 300-600 grams;
Yield:4000-6000KG KG/MU(667㎡)
Temperature Range:15~28℃;
Characteristic: Late bolting, high yield. Fruit with no cracking, no split ends, delicious taste and flesh. 
Suitable for dehydration,juice.Red skin, red flesh and red core.

Carrots - Carottes

SKU: SK-7 Carrot
C$4.50Price

  • How to Grow Carrots

     

    Step 1 - Timing

     

    Direct sow from just after the last frost date to late summer for harvests from summer through early winter. Sow at 3 week intervals for a continuous harvest. Direct sow winter-harvest carrots (where winters are mild) in the first two weeks of August. Optimal soil temperature: 7-30°C (45-85°F). Seeds may take as long as 14-21 days to germinate.

    Step 2: Starting

    Because carrot seeds are tiny, they need to be sown shallowly. The trick is to keep the top-most layer of soil damp during the relatively long germination period. Water deeply prior to planting. Direct sow the tiny seeds 5mm (¼”) deep, 4 seeds per 2cm (1″), and firm soil lightly after seeding. Make sure the seeds are only just buried. Water the area with the gentlest stream possible, and keep it constantly moist until the seeds sprout.

    Step 3: Growing

    Ideal pH: 6.0-6.8.

    The softer and more humus-based the soil, the better. When soil is dry enough in spring, work it to a fine texture. Broadcast and dig in ½ cup complete organic fertilizer for every 3m (10′) of row. Avoid fresh manure. Carrots will become misshapen, but still edible if they hit anything hard as they grow down into the soil. Keep weeded and watered.

    Step 4: Germination

    Days to maturity: From direct sowing.

    In optimal conditions at least 60% of seeds will germinate. Usual seed life: 3 years.

    Step 5: Thinning

    This is the process of removing some seedlings, if necessary, so each has enough space to grow in the row. It is very important to thin carrots so they don’t compete for available nutrients, moisture, and light. Thin to 4-10cm (1½-4″) apart when the young plants are 2cm (1″) tall. Use wider spacing to get larger roots. As they grow, carrots may push up, out of the soil, so hill soil up to prevent getting a green shoulder.

    Step 6: Harvest

    Carrots can be harvested at any size, but flavour is best when the carrot has turned bright orange (or its other mature colour). After harvest, store at cold temperatures just above 0ºC. Store in sand or sawdust, or simply leave carrots under heaped soil in the garden during the winter, and pull as needed.

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