Carrot – Tender Sweet

Heirloom.
Very sweet, crisp, 8-10 inch, beautiful red-deep orange, tapered, smooth skinned roots that are nearly coreless and fiber free, with purple tinged leaves and stems. Good for eating fresh, cooked, canning, and freezing. A good choice for freezing. Color stays when cooked and frozen. Smooth skinned and fine grained. Open-pollinated. Useful home variety. Hybrid like uniformity. Easy to grow. Fine quality and flavor.
Sowing: Plant in full sun outdoors in spring as soon as soil can be worked. Cover seeds with 1/4-1/2 of an inch of soil. Keep soil moderately moist during germination. Can grow a spring and fall crop.
Germination: 10-15 days Spacing: Space plants 2-3 inches apart. Space rows 12-14 inches apart or closer if space is limited. Plant in beds 2-3 inches in all directions. Light: Full Sun
Height: 16-20 inches Days to maturity: 75 days Zones: 3-9
Information: Can plant at 2-3 week intervals for continual harvest. Planting can continue until mid-July. Carrots grow best in sun, with rich light soil and regular thorough watering. Harvesting: You may need to loosen soil to pull carrots out with out breaking the tops. Trim off foliage to extend storage time. Carrots can be harvested until the ground freezes. Requires a loose deeply worked soil with organic matter to achieve it’s full potential.
Daucus carota var. sativus
Heirloom
Biennial