Chantenay Red Cored Carrot

Seed Count: Approx. 500 seeds Days to Maturity: 70 Days Description: Chantenay Red Cored Carrots boast classic carrot flavor, with broad wide shoulders, blunt tips, and smooth dense flesh that's absolutely perfect for processing, or for selling at the market.  Its flavor is rich and complex, and not watery and sugary like the nantes varieties.  They grow 5-7 inches long, and about 2.5 inches wide at the shoulders, with beautiful, deep, golden, orange-red flesh.  This all-purpose variety is adaptive and can grow well even in heavier clay soil types.  Plus, its strong tops and wedge like shape makes harvesting this variety super easy. How To Grow Sowing:  Plant your seeds 2 inches apart and ⅛ to ¼ inch deep. Keep the soil moist, but do not allow the area above the seeds to become hard - this may prevent the seeds from germinating. Sow more seeds every 3-6 weeks for a continuous crop. When thinning, cut plants down. Don’t pull up the excess carrots or it may damage root systems of neighbo