Description

Les carottes nantaises demi-longues sont une variété de carottes faciles à cultiver, riches en vitamines et au goût sucré :
Les carottes nantaises demi-longues sont orange, cylindriques et légèrement effilées, avec une racine souche et un cœur indistinct. Elles mesurent généralement 7 pouces de long et 1,5 pouce d'épaisseur.
Les carottes nantaises demi-longues sont sucrées et croquantes et peuvent être consommées crues, cuites ou congelées. Leur peau est fine et sans goût, il n'est donc généralement pas nécessaire de les éplucher.
Les carottes nantaises demi-longues sont faciles à cultiver et peuvent être récoltées environ 62 jours après le semis. Voici quelques conseils pour cultiver les carottes nantaises demi-longues :
Semez les graines dans un sol bien travaillé et sans pierres au début du printemps
Arrosez abondamment avant la plantation, puis arrosez régulièrement ou utilisez une couverture de rang pour réduire l'évaporation.
Ne pas transplanter, car cela peut provoquer des racines tordues

Spécifications

  • Plant Name: Carrot 'Purple Dragon' (Daucus carota subsp. sativus)
  • Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
  • Plant Class: Cool-Season Biennial Grown as Annual / Root Vegetable
  • Color: Deep purple-red exterior skin, bright orange-yellow core
  • Plant Characteristics: Tapered 6 to 8 inch roots (15–20 cm), strong feathery green tops, sweet complex flavor profile, high anthocyanin pigment content
  • Suitable Space: Deep vegetable garden rows, raised beds, loose soil plots, container boxes
  • Season: Summer through Autumn Harvest (Cool Season, ~65–70 Days to Maturity)
  • Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Direct sow outdoors late April through June for summer/fall harvest (sow 0.25 inches deep). Direct sow again early July for autumn harvesting. Keep soil consistently moist until germination occurs (~14–21 days). Thin seedlings to 2–3 inches apart in loose, stone-free soil.
  • Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade (thrives in full sun; tolerates light afternoon shade)
  • Lis Plus
What is included?

Contains less than 1 gram of seeds

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Good to know
  • Eye-catching deep purple skin with golden orange core creates beautiful visual presentation in fresh salads
  • High levels of natural anthocyanin antioxidants paired with sweet, complex, slightly spicy taste
  • Strong green tops allow easy pulling during harvest season
  • Requires deeply tilled, light, stone-free soil to develop straight tapered roots without branching
  • Purple pigments bleed into cooking liquid when boiled, making raw, roasted, or steamed preparations preferable

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