Unwins Carrot Nantes Organic Easy To Grow Seeds from B&Q

Name: Unwins Carrot Nantes Organic Easy To Grow Seeds from B&Q
Brand: Unwins

Unwins

Unwins Organic Carrot Nantes 2 Seeds are an organic early harvest carrot variety. Producing tender carrots with a sweet flavour, these can be harvested as early as May.The long cylindrical roots are quick to grow with an excellent colour and flavour over several months from early summer. The fast-maturing carrots have uniform growth and stand well in the ground. Enjoy these boiled, steamed, roasted or grated in salads.Fast growingOrganicSow: Feb to JulHarvest: May to OctSowingSow seeds thinly, 1 cm deep, in shallow, pre-watered drills. Use soil that hasn’t been manured in the last 12 months. Keep soil moist at all times. Protect early sowings with cloche or fleece.ThinningThin seedlings to 5–8 cm apart. Avoid crushing the leaves, as their scent attracts carrot root fly.AdviceCarrots grow best in light, stone-free, fertile soils. Use fleece to protect crops from low-flying carrot root fly. Roots store well if cleaned and packed in boxes of dry sand or compost.