Red Cored Chantenay Carrot, 1929 Heirloom, Organic

Broad-shouldered variety with sweet, old fashioned carrot flavor.

Wide shoulders, a tapered root and a blunt, rounded tip; thrives in heavy soils. Fine-grained texture and a characteristic red core. A great variety for soups, freezing, canning and storage. Introduced in France in the late 1800s and quickly became the processing industry standard.

• Processing and storage
• 6" Chantenay-type
• Heirloom
• 1/32 oz

Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors 3-4 weeks before last spring frost, or as soon as soil can be worked. Keeping the soil moist throughout the germination period is important to success. Misting the planted area daily or covering is recommended. Carrots are slow to germinate and need steady moisture until germination. Sow successively throughout the season for fresh carrots.

• Direct seed 1/2" apart
• Plant 1/4" deep 
• Rows apart 16-24"
• Thin 2-4" apart

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