Description
Offered to FGI program participants only. Limited Supplies. Offered while supplies last. Small orders may be mailed to the address provided. The program coordinator will contact you about delivery or pick-up.
Days to Maturity: 65 DAYS
Our improved strain offers enhanced uniformity and a more even rate of maturity. Bright red-orange flesh with fine grain and almost no core. Very cylindrical roots with blunt tips and smaller tops for bunching or storage. A great choice for the garden.
- Storage
- 6-8″ Nantes-type
- Open-Pollinated
Soil Nutrients and Requirements
Do best in fertile sandy loam, but will perform well under most conditions if appropriate varieties are chosen. For compact soils choose tapered carrots that can wedge their way into soils like Chantenays or Danvers types. Optimal soil temperature for germination is 55-75°F.
Best quality arises from raised beds, free of stones and debris. Imperator types should only be grown on raised beds that have 10-12” tilled zones.
Seeding Depth
1/4-1/2″
Plant Spacing
Thin to 1-2″ depending on desired size
Row Spacing
18-24″
When to Sow
Direct seed as soon as soil can be worked in the spring through mid-summer.
Other Considerations
Weeding shortly after germination allows slow-growing carrots to get a head start against fast-growing weeds.
Harvest
Harvest when carrots have appropriate coloring and flavor has developed. Carrots hold well in the field for up to 3 weeks in the summer and longer in cool conditions. Some varieties, like Napoli, may be over wintered outdoors or in the high tunnel for an early spring harvest. For storage carrots dig roots after frost but before ground freezes.
Storage
Store topped carrots in near freezing temperatures with high humidity. Unwashed carrots store just as well as washed but may stain during storage.
Info gleaned fron www.highmowingseeds.com
