Doubs yellow carrot
$ 11.55
Old variety of carrot, also called Carotte Jaune Obtuse du Doubs, already present in catalogs circa 1850.
It is a popular variety for its long fleshy roots yellow and sweet. In the past it was used as fodder.
Sowing: March to June
1500 seeds approximately
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Description
Doubs yellow carrot – Heirloom Seeds / Rare seeds
Sowing: March to June
Harvest: June to November
Sowing directly in the ground from March, from February in the south. Before sowing, loosen and refine your soil well several times, deep enough to have very straight roots, remove weeds, sow regularly in furrows no more than 1 cm deep drawn along the along a string, 25 cm apart, easier with a hand seed drill. Cover very lightly with soil, pack well with the back of the rake and water generously but very gently, so as not to expel the seeds. Keep your seedling moist until emergence.
Thin 3 or 4 weeks after sowing, when the seedlings have 3-4 cm high, keep a carrot every 5 cm. During cultivation¸ especially at the beginning, it is very important to keep the rows clean, hoed and weed free. No need to water unless extremely dry.
Harvest: as needed, pry with a pitchfork – spade so as not to break them. After the first white frost, pull out all the carrots on a sunny day, cut the tops, let them dry for 1 day on the ground, remove the damaged ones, put the beautiful ones in a box, alternating layers of carrots with sand.
Pests: carrot fly. Solution: the anti-insect veil or the cultivation of onions, shallots, leeks, garlic, salsify nearby. Watch out for rodents from the start of winter.
1500 seeds approximately
Additional information
Weight | 0.04 lbs |
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