Carrot ‘Nantes 2’
Daucus carota subsp. sativus · Vegetable · No. 27
- Sow under cover
- —
- Sow outdoors
- Mar–Jul
- Harvest
- Jun–Nov
- Germination
- 14–21 days
- Spacing
- 5 cm in the row, 30 cm between rows
- Days to harvest
- 70–90 from sowing
- Sun
- Full sun
- Seed saving
- Hard
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoors | March | April | May | June | July | |||||||
| Harvest | June | July | August | September | October | November |
Notes
Stump-rooted early carrot. Biennial. Crosses with wild carrot (Queen Anne’s lace) within 1 km.
Saving seed · Hard
Biennial or wind-pollinated. Seed comes in the second year or needs 20+ plants to stay true.
- Grow at least 20 plants of this variety.
- Biennials: store or overwinter roots, replant in March.
- Tell us before you start — we pool hard lots between members.