Carrot Nantes Coreless – West Coast Seeds

Daucus carota

• Super sweet flavour
• Small tops
• Good for heavier soils
• Open-pollinated seeds

This delicious carrot shrugs aside heavy soil and forms beautiful 15-20cm (6-8″) long, fine-grained roots that are bright orange throughout and as coreless as the name suggests. Nantes Coreless develop cylindrical and sweet roots, with relatively small tops.

They have excellent flavour and are very tender. Sow these lovely carrots in raised beds or in deeply cultivated soil and be sure to thin the seedlings to 4-10cm (1.5-3″) apart in the row so that each has room to develop on its own.

0.75g (Approx. 700 seeds)

Direct sowfrom just after the last frost date to late summerfor harvests from summer through early winter. Sow at 3 week intervals for a continuous harvest. Direct sow winter-harvest carrots (where winters are mild) in the first two weeks of August. Optimal soil temperature: 7-30C (45-85F). Seeds may take as long as 14-21 days to germinate.

Because carrot seeds are tiny, they need to be sown shallowly. The trick is to keep the top-most layer of soil damp during the relatively long germination period. Water deeply prior to planting. Direct sow the tiny seeds 5mm () deep, 4 seeds per 2cm (1), and firm soil lightly after seeding. Make sure the seeds are only just buried. Water the area with the gentlest stream possible, and keep it constantly moist until the seeds sprout.

Companion Planting: Plant with bean seeds, Brassicas, chives, leeks, lettuce, onions, peas, peppers, pole beans, radish, rosemary, sage, and tomatoes. Avoid planting with dill, parsnips, and potatoes. Carrots planted near tomatoes may have stunted roots, but will have exceptional flavour. Chives also benefit carrots.