Carrot - Marion Seeds

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F1 Hybrids are crossed varieties that are exceptionally vigorous and longer lasting

This Nantes type carrot is suitable for all year sowing.

The blunt tipped roots are very tender and have a good colour which doesn't turn green at the shoulder.

Quantity Sufficient seed for 20 ft / 6m row
Catalogue Code 1020-2178

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On 21/03/2011 Maureen Anderson wrote:

Rating:5

I normally have problems with overwintering carrots in the ground, fly attacks making them inedible. You can imagine my surprise this year returning home after 3 months away to find these carrots in perfect condition, so good we have been able to eat them raw in salads. I am sowing them again this year and hope they do as well.

Nantes type, with blunt tipped roots.

Sow Outdoors: February-June thinly ½in (1cm) deep in shallow pre-watered drills, in soil that hasn't been manured in the last 12 months. Keep soil moist at all times. (Protect early sowings with cloche or fleece).

Thin Out: 2-3in (5-8cm) apart. Avoid crushing the leaves as the scent attracts carrot root fly.

Harvest: June-September Carrots do best on light, stone free, fertile soils.

Surround the carrot bed with a barrier of polythene or fleece at least 60cm high to keep low flying carrot root fly from your crop.

Suitable for all year sowing

Standard Seeds E.C Rules and Regulations.

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August is primarily about harvesting your crops, but there are still some vegetables that can be sown and planted out!