CARROT-ROYAL CHANTENAY
CARROT-ROYAL CHANTENAY
A$3.50
Availability: 6 in stock
Carota Sativa
CARROT-ROYAL CHANTENAY is perfect for heavier soils and containers! The small, conical roots of Carrot Royal Chantenay have broad shoulders & strong foliage making them easier to pull when harvesting. This short carrot can be sown successionally for an ongoing harvest of delicious, almost coreless roots. They store extremely well. Chantenay Carrots are short, blunt & thick & were developed in the Chantenay area of France. This carrot will get to be between 13 & 20 cm long, not huge in terms of size, but it makes up for size with flavor. This is one of the sweetest carrots and I am sure you will think the same. This cultivar was introduced in 1952 by the Northrup King Seed Company.
| Germination Time (Days) | 10 – 21 |
| Maturity Time (Days) | 70 – 120 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 25 – 30 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 3 – 8 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 25 – 30 |
| pH | 5 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Half Hardy |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
30 - 45 cm (12 - 18 inches)
Season of Interest
Spring to Autumn
Temperature Range
16 - 24 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Bienial
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow Direct
Soil
Well-drained, sandy loam
pH
6.0 - 6.8
Soil Temperature
16 - 20 °C (60 - 68 °F)
Seed Preparation
No pre-treatment required
Sowing Depth
0.6 cm (0.25 inches)
Plant Spacing
5 - 10 cm (2 - 4 inches)
Row spacing
30 - 40 cm (12 - 16 inches)
Watering
Keep soil consistently moist.
Germination Time (Days)
10 - 20 days
Harvest Time (Days)
65 - 75 days
Good Companion Plants
Onions, Peas, Lettuce, and Chives.
Bad Companion Plants
Fennel and Dill.
Pests
Carrot Rust Fly,Aphids,Cutworms,Root-Knot Nematodes,Wireworms,Slugs and Snails
Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Blight,Powdery Mildew,Damping-Off,Root-Knot Nematodes,Bacterial Soft Rot,Sclerotinia Rot (White Mold)
More About Us
When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.
Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn’t suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden
