Carrot – Danvers

A crunchy, sweet orange root measuring 15-18 cm in length, Danvers carrots grow well in shallow soil. A heritage variety dating back to the late 19th century. Its wide neck makes it easy to pick. Keeps well as a cellar vegetable

Growing tips

Conditions of germination:

depth of sowing: 5 mm

optimal temperatures of germination: 18 to 29 ºC

time for germination: 7 to 21 days

When to sow:

direct seeding when the soil can be worked in the spring or after the last frost in your area when the soil temperature remains above 7.5ºC

successive sowing every 3 weeks until August for a continuous harvest

Sowing technique: in line

Draw a line in the ground (in a pot or in the ground), then sow the seeds in it

Distance in the garden:

between seeds: 1 cm

between plants: 5 to 8 cm

between rows: 20 to 30 cm

Height of the plants: 25 cm

Soil: cool, well drained, deep and sandy

Water: regular watering

Exposure: full sun

Days to harvest: 70 to 80 days for a mature carrot, but they can be eaten younger, as soon as they are formed.

Specificities:

thin out (remove) the young plants when they are 2 cm long in order to give enough space to the remaining roots (allow for an average spacing of 4, 6 or 8 cm between plants, depending on the variety); the removed seedlings can be eaten

after the thinning (the fact of removing the plants too close together), bring back the soil around the base) to avoid that the collar turns green but also as a preventive measure against the carrot fly which lays its eggs nearby.

QUICK STATS

Number of seeds: ±1000

Difficulty: Medium

Type: Heirloom / Open pollinated

Lifecycle:Biennial

Additional information

Weight            2.5 g

Difficulty         

Medium

Sowing          

Direct

Lifecycle        

Biennial

Root cellar     

Yes

Sowing season        

Spring, Summer