Carrot, Scarlet Nantes (Daucus carota), packet of 500 seeds, organic

Family:  Carrot (Apiaceae) Biennial.  65 to 75 days to maturity. Sow in spring, or for the fall garden sow July-Aug, 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep.  Germ in 10 to 21 days.  Prepare a fine seedbed and make furrows with your fingers and sow lightly.  Barely cover seed and tamp in, then keep evenly moist until germination.  Thin to 2 inches apart and cultivate often until they size up. Scarlet Nantes is a high amino acid type, nearly coreless and possessed of good old time carroty taste.  The carrots measure 6 to 8 inches long and are good keepers. 500 Seeds/pkt, Certified Organically Grown