Scarlet Nantes Carrot (Daucus carota)
Scarlet Nantes Carrot (Daucus carota) is a beloved choice for snacking and packing in lunch boxes due to its vibrant orange roots, characterized by a fine-grained texture, crispness, and delightful sweetness. Within a mere nine weeks, these carrots develop into nearly coreless, 6-inch delights, boasting straight and smooth profiles with blunt ends. Thriving particularly well in clay soil, Scarlet Nantes Carrots are versatile, lending themselves admirably to canning, freezing, and various cooking methods.
It's no surprise that these carrots enjoy widespread popularity, given their exceptional flavor, texture, and uniformity, making them a standout option. Sporting cylindrical roots averaging 7 inches in length, their bright red-orange flesh, fine-grained and nearly coreless, offers a supremely sweet taste. Moreover, these carrots exhibit early coloration, ideal for harvesting baby carrots.
Botanical Name : Daucus carota
Common name : Scarlet Nantes Carrot
Size at maturity : 6"-7"
Days to maturity : 85-95 Days
Light requirement : Full sun
Planting time : spring
Sowing method : Direct sow
Planting depth : 1/4" -1/2"
Plant spacing : 2”-3”
Ships : Year-round
Average seeds per ounce : Approx. 20,000