Carrot : Créme de Lite F1 Hybrid

Carrot : Créme de Lite F1 Hybrid

1 packet (200 seeds) @ $2.95

Catalog Code: 30

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Carrot : Créme de Lite F1 Hybrid

Vegetable

  • Days to Harvest: 85 days (Summer-Fall)

Description

Stunning, creamy skinned, tapering roots with creamy, juicy sweet flesh. Delicious raw and full of nutrients and vitamins, but also very tasty as a cooked vegetable. Just lift and wash under the tap, no need to peel. Prefers well-drained, moist, rich, cool conditions. Contains vitamins C, E, K and folate as well as lutein, an antioxidant targeted to the eyes.

Sowing Instructions

Sowing time:April to June
Sowing depth:½in

Sow at 4 week intervals. Sow thinly, 1cm (½in) deep in drills 30cm (12in) apart.

Growing Instructions

Thin seedlings to 5cm (2in) apart when large enough to handle, to reduce risk of carrot root fly attack.

Aftercare Instructions

Keep well watered for best quality roots. Later sowings can be lifted and stored.

Kitchen Notes

Chunks of the sweet flesh are delicious in salads or used as dippers with cream cheese.