2000 Bulk Heirloom Carrot Seeds, Chantenay Red Core Carrot, Daucus carota DC032M

Chantenay Red Core Carrot Seeds (Daucus carota)

Chantenay Red Core is a stocky heirloom carrot with broad shoulders and a short, blunt-tipped root, usually 5 to 6 inches long and about 2 inches across at the top. It is deep orange all the way through, including the core, which in many carrots is pale and woody. Here it is tender, colored to match, and just as sweet as the rest of the root.

That short, wedge-shaped root is what makes this variety so useful. Where long, slender carrots fork and stunt in heavy clay, rocky ground or shallow beds, Chantenay pushes through and sizes up reliably. It is one of the best choices for difficult soil, raised beds and deep containers.

The flavor is sweet and full, and it improves after the first fall frosts. Eat them fresh, roast them, or put them up: Chantenay types have long been a favorite for canning, freezing and juicing, and they keep well in the refrigerator or a root cellar.

Carrots must be sown directly where they will grow, as they do not transplant. Sow thinly from early spring, a few weeks before your last frost, and again in midsummer for a fall crop. The seed is slow to sprout, so keep the surface evenly moist until seedlings appear, and thin them early to give each root room.

Quick facts

• Seed count: 2000 seeds
• Non-GMO
• Type: biennial grown as a cool-season annual, heirloom
• Sun: full sun
• Soil: loose and stone-free is best; tolerates heavy and shallow soils
• Sowing depth: 1/4 inch
• Germination: 10 to 21 days at soil temperatures of 45 to 85°F
• Spacing: thin to 2 to 3 inches; rows 12 to 18 inches apart
• Root size: 5 to 6 inches long
• Maturity: 65 to 75 days
• Suitable for deep containers

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