Red Sun Carrot
Distinctive red colour. Stunning, deep red 7” consistent medium-sized cello roots both on the interior and exterior with mid-season maturity. Red carrots boast equivalent flavour and crunchy texture as orange carrots. Incorporate both their gorgeous colour and healthful benefits by baking, braising or in carrot ginger soup. Matures in 70 days. Approx. 500 seeds/pkg.
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Growing Information
Planting:
Sow as soon as ground can be worked. Even moisture and soil temperature (18-24 degrees C) are essential for good germination. Sow seed 1⁄4-1⁄2 inches deep. Seed takes 14-21 days to germinate. Planting a few radish seeds helps to loosen the soil and mark the rows for these slow emerging seeds. Thin plants to at least 1 inch apart in rows spaced 18-24 inches apart.
Growing:
Carrots are best grown in full sun but will tolerate light shading. Choose deeply worked, stone free soil with pH of 6.5. Raised beds or rows are recommended. Carrots are light to moderate feeders. Avoid using fresh animal and green manures at the time of planting. Moisture is required for good root formation.
Pests & Diseases:
Root maggots and Rust Flies can be deterred by using row covers. Leaf spot and blight diseases (Cercospera and Altenaria) can be controlled using a sulfur or copper fungicide. Aster Yellows is a disease spread by leaf hoppers. Control these insects by spraying in the evening with insecticidal soap or a pyrethrum product.
Companions:
Bean, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, chive, leaf lettuce, leek, onion, pea, pepper, radish, tomato.
Sowing Rate:
Approx. 23,000/25g will seed a 100-150 foot row, 1kg of seed/ acre.