CARROT-NANTES
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Carota Sativa
CARROT-NANTES has a fine-grained bright orange color & nearly coreless. Great flavor, sweet & crunchy. Excellent for freezing and juicing. Easy to grow & full of vitamins. Nantes carrots are named after the city of Nantes, the largest & most important city in Brittany. This cylindrical cultivar was developed sometime in the late 1800s & is quite popular in Europe because it's sweeter & tastier than regular carrots, the slim, tubular, orange roots are 17cm long, 4 cm thick. It's been proven tops for yield, delicious flavor & wide adaptability. Has very think skin so does not need peeling. Just scrubbing. Today there are more than a half-dozen varieties of carrots that specifically bear the Nantes name, but more generally Nantes has come to represent a quite large class of medium-sized cylindrical carrots rounded at both the top and tip. Stores well. Keep moist but NOT wet.
SKU: CTN
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| Plant Height | 30 - 45 cm (12 - 18 inches) |
|---|---|
| Season of Interest | Spring to Autumn |
| Temperature Range | 16 - 24°C (61 - 75°F) |
| Annual / Perennial / Biennial | Biennial grown as an Annual |
| Frost Hardy / Tender | Frost Tender |
| Sun Exposure | Full Sun |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct |
| Soil Type | Loose, sandy loam |
| Soil pH | 6.0 - 6.8 |
| Soil Temperature | 16 - 20 °C (60 - 68 °F) |
| Seed Preparation | No pre-treatment necessary. |
| 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 | Regular watering, ensure soil remains moist |
| Germination Time (Days) | 10 - 20 days |
| Harvest Time (Days) | 65 - 75 days |
| Good Companion Plants | Onions, Radishes, Leeks, and Lettuce. |
| Bad Companion Plants | Dill and Parsnips |
| Pests | Carrot flies, Root maggots, and Nematodes |
| Diseases | Powdery mildew and Alternaria leaf blight. |
| Not shipped to Tasmania | true |
| Seeds per pack | 1100 |
| Min temperature (C) | 16 |
| Max temperature (C) | 24 |
CARROT-NANTES
$3.50
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