Description
Scarlet Nantes’ is an 1850s’ French favorite for many reasons—sweet flavor, tender, abundant producer, and consistent quality. Nearly coreless! There is no finer garden treat than a homegrown carrot pulled fresh from the earth!
Variety Info
- Days to Maturity: 75 days
- Family: Apiaceae
- Type: Nantes Type
- Native: Africa, Eurasia
- Hardiness: Frost-tolerant biennial grown as an annual
- Exposure: Full sun
- Plant Dimensions: Roots are 6″–7″ long at their peak
- Variety Info: Deep orange, sweet, crisp, cylindrical root; nearly coreless. ‘Scarlet Nantes’ is a Nantes type carrot.
- Attributes: Frost Tolerant
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 45°F, ideally 60°–85°F. Successive Sowings: Every 3 weeks until 10 to 12 weeks before your average first fall frost date. In very warm climates, carrots are grown primarily in fall, winter, and spring.
- When to Start Inside: Not recommended; root disturbance stunts growth.
- Days to Emerge: 10–25 days
- Seed Depth: ¼”
- Seed Spacing: 1″
- Row Spacing: 6″
- Thinning: When 1″ tall, thin to 1 every 3″
Growing Info
- Harvesting: For best flavor and texture, harvest carrots any time before, and until they reach their optimal size. Peak harvest period lasts about 3 weeks, longer in the fall. Late summer-sown carrots are sweetened after having been kissed by light frost; however, harvest before soil freezes, which may destroy the crop. In USDA zone 5 or warmer, carrots can be left in the ground for storage provided they are heavily mulched; harvest as needed on days the ground is not frozen.
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