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Early Carrot KATRIN

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Carrot variety of the Chantenay type (shorter root), suitable for fresh consumption, canning and medium-term storage. The variety is highly resistant to bolting. Package contains 1300 seeds.

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Daucus carota - Katrin

We all know it, everyone loves its taste, and in the kitchen it ranks among the most commonly used root vegetables. Yes, we're talking about carrots. They originate from southern Asia, the region of present-day Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran. The carrot is a biennial plant with pinnate leaves. The flower stalk can grow up to 1.5 m tall, the inflorescence forms a compound umbel with whitish flowers.


Carrots can be divided into two basic types - true wild carrot (which is the original uncultivated form with a white root) and cultivated carrot (this includes all carrot varieties grown today). The cultivated carrot has a more robust root, whose color can be white, yellow, orange, red, purple or multicolored (the exterior can differ from the interior).


According to sowing time, we distinguish carrots into - EARLY CARROT (finer early carrot, shorter with a rounder root), BABY CARROT (young early carrot, characterized by delicate taste and tender texture) and CLASSIC CARROT (late type, has a sweet smooth root of semi-long shape with a pointed end).


But that's not the end. Our beloved carrots can also be divided according to the root shape for which we grow them. For example, the Berlikum type has larger cylindrical roots with a blunt end. Carrots of this type are suitable for direct consumption, long-term storage, drying and further processing. Flakee is characterized by very long tapered roots with a wide and flat end. Suitable for direct consumption, long-term storage, drying and other types of processing. Parisian has small radish-shaped roots. This type is suitable for direct consumption and processing. Nantes is the classic early carrot we encounter in shops. And finally, the Chantenay type is a carrot with shorter, rather conical roots. Suitable for direct consumption, drying and other types of processing.

Carrots have a high content of minerals. They also have high levels of potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, and chlorine. They also contain numerous trace elements - boron, vanadium, iron, iodine, cobalt, copper, manganese, zinc. As is well known, carrots affect the quality of vision! They are a source of provitamin A – beta-carotene. They also contain some vitamin C and B-group vitamins.

The advantage of carrots is that they are among the least demanding vegetables. You can also grow them in containers, perhaps on a terrace!

How to Grow Carrots

  • Requires a sunny location. Loosen the beds regularly and water them. Definitely don't overwater, as this could destroy the entire crop. Carrots are among cold-loving plants, they thrive best at temperatures around 16°C. We prevent the greening of root heads by hilling soil up to the plants.

  • Freshly fertilized soil is unsuitable for planting. We sow seeds in beds when frosts have passed. The daytime temperature should average at least 7°C (ideal carrot cultivation is at daytime temperatures around 16°C). We sow to a depth of 1 to 2 cm at a distance of about 15 cm. Emerging seedlings need to be thinned to about 5 cm apart. We sow late carrot varieties in the same way from late spring to early summer.

  • Carrots require thoroughly worked soil with sufficient nutrients and moisture. The soil should be light and fertile. The optimal pH is neutral to slightly alkaline. The soil should not contain clods and stones.

  • Before loosening the soil, it's advisable to enrich the sowing site with well-rotted compost. Before sowing, we incorporate 70g N, 30g P and 150g K into the soil. At the 3-5 leaf stage, we apply 20g N as a side dressing. During vegetation, we fertilize with NPK fertilizer with lower nitrogen content and higher potassium proportion. Don't use manure. Carrots react to this type of fertilization by cracking.

  • Black rot of carrots manifests in germinating plants by darkening, thinning and rot of the root collar and drying of leaves. During vegetation, this disease doesn't show much on the roots. Dark, dry sunken spots appear on affected roots. We carry out protection with Dithane DG Neotec.

    Leaf blight of carrots manifests during vegetation and spreads among plants by wind and rain through conidia that form on affected leaves. On the oldest leaves, one to two millimeter yellow-brown spots with lighter borders appear. The spots gradually enlarge, merge and darken. In later stages, leaves are completely dark and dead. We carry out protection with Ortiva.

    Carrot fly shows in younger plants, which turn yellow and die. On the root surface, especially in its upper third, tunnel-like feeding damage with fly larvae are visible externally. Damaged plants rot during storage. Protection is not currently possible. Previously it was carried out with Dursban 10 G.

    Soft rot of carrots is caused by improper storage of root vegetables in humid environments. The carrot turns into a mushy smelling mass. Before storage, we inspect the carrots and clean them of soil residue.

    Due to nematode sucking, carrot roots become deformed and produce excessive amounts of lateral rootlets. Sowing African marigolds can greatly reduce the occurrence of nematodes in the soil. We also observe crop rotation.

    Powdery mildew manifests on all above-ground parts (leaves, petioles, stems, inflorescences and seeds) as whitish powdery coatings. We carry out protection against powdery mildew of umbellifers with Ortiva.

  • We harvest early varieties from the 8th week after planting. Late varieties sometimes need up to 11 weeks. We harvest manually by pulling or we can carefully use a fork, taking care not to damage the plant roots.

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Data sheet

Growing difficulty
Easy
Growing suitability
Garden cultivation
Purpose
Edible fruits
Sowing Time
jaro
Harvest time
Summer
Fruit color
Orange

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EAN13
8590383637099
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