You come to a gardening store and are amazed at the orange variety of carrot varieties! Here you will find early ripening varieties, and for winter storage, round and sharp, long and snub-nosed. Well, just a peek! But if you look at it, not every variety is suitable for growing on your summer cottage. In choise planting material It is worth focusing, first of all, on climatic conditions, ripening period, disease resistance, and soil characteristics suitable for growing a particular variety. Having studied dacha literature, we compiled brief characteristics of popular varieties and hybrids of carrots. Descriptions of carrot varieties and their classification according to ripening period, taste, regional preferences will help determine which variety of carrots is better.
Criteria for selecting a variety:
- Ripening period
- Region and climate
- Taste qualities
- Productivity
- Keeping quality
According to the ripening period, they are distinguished: early ripening (early) - ripening in 80-100 days, mid-ripening - ripening in 100-110 days, mid-late - ripening in 110-130 days, late ripening - ripening in 130-150 days - varieties and hybrids. We will take this criterion as a basis. And at the end of the article a valuable hint will be given: what varieties and hybrids of carrots are best to plant in your region.
The earliest carrots: varieties
The variety "Amsterdamskaya" is early ripening. For cultivation in the Central Black Earth region. Root weight: 50-150 g. Productivity: 200-460 c/ha. Not for long term storage. Excellent taste. The variety is resistant to cracking.
The variety "Paris Karotel" is early ripening. Root weight: 30-50 g. Productivity: 140 - 350 c/ha. Sweet, but the yield is low. The taste is good, but it is poorly stored.
The Artek variety is early ripening. For cultivation in the Central region of Russia, Ukraine, Moldova. Root weight: 70-130 g. Productivity: 420-670 c/ha. Not for long term storage. Excellent taste. The variety is resistant to white rot and unpretentious to soils.
The variety "Rex" is early ripening. For cultivation in the Central and Central Black Earth regions. Root weight: 180-210 g. Productivity: 330-800 c/ha. For long-term storage. Excellent taste. High yield, even root crops.
Hybrid "Buror F1" is early ripening. For cultivation in the Central Black Earth region. Root weight: 60-120 g. Productivity: 210-620 c/ha. Excellent taste, high yield.
Hybrid "Parmex F1" is early ripening. Root weight: 30-50 g. Productivity: 110-120 c/ha. Excellent taste, small, spherical root vegetables. Sweet taste. Good for canning as a whole. Not for long term storage.
Medium varieties of carrots (mid-season, mid-late)
The “Marlinka” variety is mid-season. For cultivation in the Central region. Root weight: 90-175 g. Productivity: 260-580 c/ha. For long-term storage, canning and freezing. The variety is unpretentious to soils and climate.
The “Children's sweet” variety is mid-season. For cultivation in Russia. The weight of the root vegetable is 130-200 g. It is sweet, juicy, crispy, with a high content of carotene. High-yielding. For long-term storage.
The “Children's Joy” variety is mid-season. Root weight - 150-170 g. Productivity - 7-8 kg/m2. Small core. Juicy, sweet, high in carotene. For long-term storage. Resistance to stemming.
The variety "Nantes 2 Tito" is mid-season. For cultivation in the Central, Middle Volga, Ural regions. Root weight: 170-180 g. Productivity: 430-570 c/ha. For long-term storage, canning and freezing. The variety is universal.
The “Nantes” variety is mid-season. For cultivation in the Central and Central Black Earth regions. Root weight: 70-125 g. Productivity: 250-490 c/ha. The variety is resistant to cracking and blooming. Versatile, suitable for long-term storage and canning.
Variety "Gourmand" is mid-season. For cultivation in different climatic zones. Root weight: 90-160 g. Productivity: 260-505 c/ha. High yield. Delicious root vegetables. Small core. Tender, juicy. Increased content of sugars and carotene. Excellent storage without loss of taste. Suitable for making juices.
The “Nuance” variety is mid-season. Root weight: 110-120 g. Productivity: 4.2-6.4 kg/m². High yield. High content of carotene and sugars.
Variety “Vitaminnaya 6” is mid-season. Root weight: 60-165 g. Productivity: 3.7-7.8 kg/m2. Great taste. High content of sugars and carotene. The variety is resistant to flowering. Keeping quality is good. Recommended for fresh consumption and winter storage.
The variety “Losinoostrovskaya 13” is mid-season. Root weight: 160-170 g. Productivity: 6-8 kg/m2. A small core of a root vegetable. High carotene content. Resistant to color fade.
The variety “Moscow winter A-515” is mid-season. For cultivation in the Central and Central Black Earth regions. Root weight: 90-175 g. Productivity: 4.7-6.6 kg/m2. Long-term storage. Large root vegetables. Resistant to color fade.
The “Caramel” variety is mid-season. Root weight: 95 - 160 g. High-yielding. Excellent taste, rich in sugars and carotene. For long-term storage. Juicy, tender and very sweet. Suitable for making juices. The variety is resistant to cracking and blooming.
Hybrid "Olympic F1" is mid-season. For cultivation in the Central, North-Western, West Siberian regions. Root weight: 100-120 g. Productivity: 440-640 c/ha. For long-term storage, making juices. High carotene content.
Hybrid "Altair F1" is mid-season. High-yielding. High sugar content.
Hybrid "Honey-sugar F1" medium early. Small core. Juicy, sweet. High content of carotene and sugars. High-yielding, for long-term storage.
Hybrid "Lydia F1" is mid-season. Root weight: 80-100 g. Productivity: 600-620 c/ha. For long-term storage and canning. Excellent taste. Resistance to flowering and white rot.
The variety "Rosal" is medium late. For cultivation in the Central and Middle Volga regions. Root weight: 160-240 g. Productivity: 315-815 c/ha. Medium shelf life, suitable for canning and freezing.
The “Incomparable” variety is medium late. Root weight: 100 – 180 g. Productivity: 3.1-7.1 kg/m2. High yield, high carotene content. Resistant to color fade. Well kept.
Hybrid "Nevis F1" medium late. For cultivation in the Central, Northwestern, Far Eastern regions. Root weight: 110-160 g. Productivity: 370-890 c/ha. For long-term storage. High yield. The variety is resistant to white rot.
Carrots: late varieties and hybrids
Variety “Perfection” is late-ripening. For cultivation in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova. Root weight: 100-120 g. Productivity: 230-480 c/ha. Average shelf life, high yield. Excellent taste, high carotene content. The variety is unpretentious to soils and is universal. Resistant to wet rot and drought.
The "Flaccoro" variety is late-ripening. For cultivation in the Central region of Russia, Ukraine, Moldova. Root weight: 135-200 g. Productivity: 340-880 c/ha. Good keeping quality + good for canning. Disease resistance.
Variety "Boltex" late ripening. For cultivation in the Central region of Russia, Ukraine, Moldova. Root weight: 135-200 g. Productivity: 340-880 c/ha. Good keeping quality + good for canning. Disease resistance. Large, but not long root vegetables.
Variety "Coral" is late-ripening. For cultivation in the Central region of Russia, Ukraine, Moldova. Root weight: 135-200 g. Productivity: 340-880 c/ha. Good for processing and storage. Root vegetables are large, juicy and sweet.
The variety "Olympus" is late-ripening. For cultivation in the Central region of Russia, Ukraine, Moldova. Root weight: 135-200 g. Productivity: 340-880 c/ha. High yield. Smooth root vegetables. Excellent taste.
The variety "Rote Riesen" is late-ripening. For cultivation in the Central region of Russia, Ukraine, Moldova. Root weight: 135-200 g. Productivity: 340-880 c/ha. Good keeping quality + high yield.
Hybrid "Sweet tooth F1" late-ripening. The weight of the root crop is 80-100 grams. Juicy, sweet. Small core. Stable, high yield, frost resistance. For long-term storage.
Separate articles are devoted to varieties of winter carrots and for long-term storage on the Babushkina Dacha website:
Varieties of winter carrots -
Carrots: varieties for storage -
Sweet varieties of carrots
The sweetest varieties of carrots characterized by a high content of sugars and carotene. Their flesh is tender, juicy, and sweet. Children really like these carrots. In addition to taste, some sweet varieties have such advantages as high yield, keeping quality, etc.
So, sweet varieties of carrots:
- Variety “Amsterdamskaya”, “Parizhskaya Karotel”, “Artek”, “Rex”, hybrid “Parmex F1” (early).
- Variety “Children's sweet”, “Children's joy”, “Gourmand”, “Nuance”, “Vitamin 6”, “Caramel, hybrid “Altair F1”, “Honey-sugar F1” (mid-season).
- Variety “Coral”, hybrid “Sweet tooth F1” (late ripening).
For detailed characteristics of varieties and hybrids, see above.
Yield varieties
Some varieties of carrots are characterized by high yields. In the above descriptions of varieties and hybrids, it is calculated in centners per hectare or kilograms per square meter. The most productive varieties of carrots from the following:
- Variety "Rex", hybrid "Buror F1" (early ripening).
- Variety “Children's sweet”, “Gourmand”, “Nuance”, “Caramel”, hybrid “Olympian F1”, “Altair F1”, “Honey-sugar F1”, “Rosal”, “Incomparable”, “Nevis F1” (mid-season ).
- Variety “Perfectsiya”, “Flakkoro”, “Olympus”, “Rote Risen”, hybrid “Sweet Tooth F1” (late ripening).
Varieties for regions
Regional and climatic features Manufacturers rarely indicate carrot varieties on packaging. There is also little information on the Internet about the regional preferences of this or that variety. It comes to the aid of gardeners and gardeners "Gossortkomissiya RF" (Federal state budgetary institution "State Commission of the Russian Federation
on testing and protection of selection achievements")
. I was very lucky that while preparing this article I came across their website. Because this same State Variety Commission conducts breeding tests and, based on them, makes recommendations for the use of varieties from the State Register in a particular region.
Select your region, click on the pdf or doc icon and read the document in the format convenient for you.
In this article I would like to highlight the varieties that are best to plant in Central Russia, Moscow region, Siberia and the Urals.
Carrots: varieties for Central Russia
The concept of Central Russia refers to the central European part of Russia. Relatively speaking, these are the regions located around Moscow (Central Economic Region and Nizhny Novgorod Region):
Moscow region, Smolensk, Tver, Yaroslavl, Vladimir, Ryazan, Tula, Kaluga, Oryol, Bryansk, Kostroma, Ivanovo, Nizhny Novgorod.
Also, the more northern regions can be classified as the middle zone: Leningrad, Pskov, Novgorod, Vologda.
Also more southern regions of the Black Earth Region: Kursk, Belgorod, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Tambov.
And also the more eastern regions of the Volga region: Kirov, Mari El, Chuvashia, Mordovia, Penza, Saratov, Volgograd, Ulyanovsk, Samara.
Tatarstan, Udmurtia, Bashkiria, Orenburg region, Perm region, and the Komi Republic are not classified as middle zones.
The following varieties and hybrids of carrots are distinguished for Central Russia:
Nantesskaya 4, Losinoostrovskaya 13, Rogneda, Presto, Charlotte, Abledo F1, Brilliance F1, Emperor, Canada F1, Nebula F1, Autumn King, Rogneda, Chantenay-2461, Moscow Winter A 515, Nuance, Topaz, Canada, Carotan P3, Nectar , Sugar Queen, Napoli, Berlin, Sadko, Baltimore F1, Granddaughter (Paris Carotel variety), Newhall F1, Presto F1, Sweet Tooth F1, Khrushtyashka F1.
Carrot varieties for the Urals
The following regions of Russia are located in the Urals:
Sverdlovsk region, Chelyabinsk region, Bashkiria, Kurgan region, Orenburg region, Perm region, Komi Republic (with its eastern and northeastern border).
The following varieties and hybrids of carrots are distinguished for the Urals::
Anastasia F1, Blues, Boyarynya, Vitalonga, Vitamin 6, Yellowstone, Camarillo F1, Canada F1, Carson F1, Cascade F1, Cordoba F1, Cupar F1, Lydia F1, Marlinka, Mikulovskaya, Nantes 2 tito, Nantes 4, Natalya, Nelly F1 , Incomparable, News F1, Rogneda, Romosa, Samson, September, Typhoon, Tinga F1, Topaz F1, Totem F1, Champion F1, Shantenay 2461, Yaya, Lakomka F1, Namur, Naval, F1 Nairobi, Shantenay 2461, Vitamin 6, Losinoostrovskaya 13, Leander, Rogneda, Tenderness, Hrum-Hrum, F1 Canada, Queen of Autumn.
You can view the full list at the link above.
Carrot varieties for Siberia
Siberia is divided into Western and Eastern Siberia. Western Siberia includes:
Tyumen, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Kemerovo regions, Altai Territory, Altai Republic, Khanty-Mansiysk and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
Eastern Siberia includes:
Krasnoyarsk and Transbaikal territories, Irkutsk and Amur regions, the Republics of Khakassia, Tuva, Buryatia and Yakutia, Taimyr and Evenki Autonomous Okrugs.
The following varieties and hybrids of carrots for Siberia are distinguished:
Chantenay 2461, Nantes 4, Losinoostrovskaya 13, NIIOH 336, Rogneda, Vitamin 6, Niagara, Samson, Nandrin, Nairobi, Zabava, Vita Longa, September, Bangor, Canada, Canterbury, Cascade, Napoli, Topaz, Marlinka, Holiday, Mikulovskaya, Malik, Khrust.
You can view the full list at the link above.
Which variety of carrots is better?- a matter of not only taste, but also many other factors. We hope our material will help you in the difficult task of choosing 😉
On our summer cottages Carrots are grown everywhere and are a fairly well-known vegetable. With the best varieties of carrots, you can get a rich harvest that will delight avid gardeners with its taste, usefulness and ability to be stored for a long time. Summer residents prefer to grow carrot varieties different terms ripening in order to receive fresh vitamin vegetables all year round.
Early varieties of carrots
Mid-season form - these are the best varieties of carrots for open ground
Mid-season varieties popular in our region include the following:
The best mid-late variety of carrots for storage
Among the mid-late varieties there is no such seed diversity as in the early and mid-ripening ones. However, these varieties are perfectly stored, both in an apartment and in country or cellar storage:
Late varieties of carrots presented in our gardens
Such varieties are grown for one purpose - storing the collected fruits until the ripening of the next year's harvest:
How to choose the right variety of carrots - video
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Varieties of carrots for winter storage. What is the best variety of carrot?
To determine which carrot variety is the best, you need to understand one thing. It lies in answering the question: “Why will it be planted?” If in order to be used in summer salads, then it is better to choose seeds early carrots. Then the root vegetables will grow quickly enough and will delight you with their juiciness and taste. If you want to enjoy the harvest until spring, then late-harvesting varieties of carrots are suitable. They differ in that good root crops grow just in time for harvesting and are stored for a long time in suitable conditions.
Carrot varieties for winter storage
In order for it to last for a long time, several conditions must be met:
- do not take a long break between harvesting and storing it;
- create a microclimate with a temperature of about 2 ºС and a humidity of 98%;
- choose healthy root vegetables without damage.
The best variety of carrots for long-term storage will be those that have late ripening periods. Then you can easily achieve compliance with the first condition.
Among the late hybrids, we can distinguish those that can be described as the best varieties of carrots for storage:
Golden Autumn, Queen of Autumn, Monastic, Cascade, Narbonne, Flaccoro, Red Giant, Chantane, Valeria, Moscow Winter, Incomparable, Flacque. Each of them deserves to be in every summer resident’s garden.
Coltan F1 Queen of Autumn
To eat longer delicious carrots, the varieties for storage are:
Vitamin, the same Queen of Autumn and Cascade, Cardinal and Samson, Grossa, Moscow Winter, Losinoostrovskaya.
Early ripening varieties of carrots
These root crops produce a harvest within 1.5-2 months after germination. Therefore, already in the middle of summer you can make salads from the fresh harvest. This is very good, because at this time there are still few other vegetables and fruits. In order to achieve this, choose the earliest carrot variety from the following:
Nantes number 4 or 14, Miniko or Touchon, Artek or Rex, Mother-in-law F1 or Zabava F1, Lydia.
The first ones on this list are distinguished by their neat shape with a rounded tip. The size of the root crops is not large. They are the most popular varieties carrots also because they have a long shelf life. Its harvest may last until spring. And this despite his early maturation.
Sweet varieties of carrots
If there are little sweet tooths in the family who love to crunch carrots, then it is better to choose sweeter varieties. To determine which varieties of carrots are best to plant in this case, you can use the following list:
Minikor (its fruits are fragrant and juicy), already mentioned Vitaminnaya and Losinoostrovskaya, Children's Joy, Beauty Maiden, Beloved or Nastena.
The largest varieties of carrots
These root vegetables grow up to 20 cm in length and the weight of each of them can be about 200 g. All of them are suitable for long-term storage. So, varieties large carrots such:
Canada F1 (distinguished by its small core), Nantes 4 (already appeared several times in other lists), Amsterdam (very valuable because it gives stable harvest and is not prone to cracking of root crops), Nandrin F1 - unpretentious to the composition of the soil, Gourmand.
Carrot seeds for the Moscow region do not require special treatment before sowing. It is enough to simply check them for germination.
When choosing the best variety of carrots for the Moscow region, there is no particular difficulty. Almost any variety of this root vegetable is suitable here. It does not require special skills from the gardener. In addition, it is unpretentious to growing conditions. She is not afraid of slight frosts. For those who decide to plant carrots, the best varieties for the Moscow region will be:
Nantes (early carrots), Vitaminnaya and Losinoostrovskaya varieties will delight you with sweetness, Moscow Winter and Shantanay 2461 will last until spring, Volzhskaya, Rote Riesen, Geranda and Cardinal.
The best carrot varieties for Siberia practically no different from those recommended for other regions. The only exception that can be included in the carrot seeds for Siberia is the Altai shortened hybrid.
Special types of these root vegetables
The first thing worth mentioning is the varieties of carrots without cores. In such hybrids there is increased the nutritional value, because it is she who tends to accumulate nitrates. And the juiciest and most delicious part is around the core.
Next up will be the yellow carrot varieties. It is not very nutritious or contains vitamins. However, in some regions it is very popular. The greatest benefit comes from those root vegetables that have a uniform color from the core to the edges. Of particular interest are purple and other types of carrots.
To the delight of the little family members, mini carrots were bred, the seeds of which belong to the varieties: Granddaughter or Sophie. They can grow even in small containers. And they grow within two months.
So, each gardener decides for himself which carrots are best to plant. Fortunately, there are quite a lot of varieties. In addition, the same hybrids have such properties that they will satisfy the tastes and needs of all gourmets. This healthy root vegetable will diversify your diet and give you all the accumulated vitamins.
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The best varieties of carrots
On the eve of spring, amateur gardeners become more active; they begin work on selecting seeds and preparing seedlings for planting personal plots. Among the vegetables that are usually planted in gardens, potatoes, onions, carrots and beets occupy a large place. In this article we will look at popular varieties of carrots and try to determine which variety will be the best for what purposes.
When choosing carrot seeds for planting, you need to know what it will be used for. Carrot varieties can be divided into the following categories:
- selection - foreign and domestic;
- ripening time;
- carotene content;
- productivity;
- shelf life;
- color and shape.
When choosing between carrot varieties of foreign and domestic selection, you need to remember that foreign selection mainly pays attention to the appearance of carrots: the size and smoothness of the root crops, while their taste suffers. Domestic varieties are superior in carotene content, taste, shelf life and adaptability to our climatic conditions.
Early varieties of carrots
Designed for quick harvesting (May-July), which is not stored, but immediately eaten. The best varieties: Amsterdamska, Lenochka, Lyubimaya, Nantes, Orange Muscat, Parisian Carotel, Chantenay 2461, Fairy; hybrids: Bangor, Yaya, News, Napoli.
Late varieties of carrots
The shelf life of carrots directly depends on the ripening period, since the later the crop is harvested, the longer and better it is stored. TO late varieties include Alenka, Berlikum Royal, Dolyanka, Golden Autumn, Emperor, Red Giant (or Rote Risen), Queen of Autumn, Morevna, Monastyrskaya, Olympus, Flakoro; from hybrids: Jobu, Canada, Cascade, Narbonne.
Carrot varieties for long-term winter storage
For winter storage, the following varieties of carrots are chosen: Biryuchekutskaya, Vitaminnaya-6, Geranda, Grossa, Cardinal, Queen of Autumn, Losinoostrovskaya 13, Moskovskaya Zimnyaya, Nantesskaya-4, Samson, Flakoro, Forto, Chantenay 2461; F1 hybrids: Altair, Aristo, Askania, Basel, Cascade, Nigel, Nelix.
The sweetest varieties of carrots
These varieties are recommended for baby food, as they have a higher content of carotene and sugar. These carrots are also good for people whose activities involve constant work at the computer. Varieties of sweet carrots include Children's Sweetness, Children's Joy, Emperor, Karotan, Krasa Maiden, Beloved, Nastena, Orange Buddy.
Among the types of carrots that are presented on the market, those in which the root crop has unusual color and the form:
- Dragon variety - bright purple carrots with an orange center;
- Belgien White variety - white carrots;
- variety Yellow Stone - yellow carrots;
- varieties Queen of Autumn, Joba, Delicatessen, Pharaoh - red carrots;
- varieties Parisian carotel, Round baby and Parmex - small round carrots.
Among the varieties of carrots, one can also distinguish long red without a core, heartless (or Longe Rote) and Karotinka without a core.
For those people who grow it for sale and are interested in a very high yield, the following varieties will be of interest: Delicious, Golden Autumn, Red Giant, Queen of Autumn, Flakoro, Lenochka, Red Cor, Romosa; hybrids: Anastasia, Cupar, Nandrin, Nectar, Nelix.
During 2011-2013, many new varieties of carrots appeared, among which the best are considered:
When choosing the best varieties of carrots for planting, be sure to consider what kind of soil you have on your site. To ensure that you are provided with this healthy and tasty vegetable all year round, it is best to plant several varieties of carrots of different ripening periods.
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TOP 10 best varieties of carrots
Carrots are one of the oldest root vegetables. Humanity has been using it for at least 3 thousand years. In terms of nutritional value and taste, carrots occupy a leading place among root vegetables. It is rich in carotene, sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus and iodine. Carrots also contain a lot of sugar in the form of glucose and alkaline substances necessary to neutralize acids.
Today there is a large number of varieties and hybrids of carrots. Some varieties are more suitable for winter sowing, but are not suitable for long-term storage, others are designed for spring sowing and have high yields, some can only be grown on certain soils or in specific climatic conditions.
All varieties of carrots are conventionally divided into three groups: early ripening (85-100 days from germination to harvest), mid-ripening (105-120 days) and late ripening (more than 125 days).
The best varieties of carrots
So anyway, which better variety carrots? For many years now, the most popular varieties have definitely been considered: Nantskaya 4, Vitaminnaya 6 and Losinoostrovskaya 13.
Present to your attention TOP 10 best varieties of carrots:
Mid-season variety (from germination to technical ripeness 78-105 days). One of the best table varieties of carrots and the best variety for winter sowing. Root vegetables are 16 cm long, weighing 100-120 g, cylindrical in shape. The surface is smooth, with small depressed lenticels and a small number of roots, orange, sometimes with green or purple pigmentation of the head towards the end of the growing season. The pulp is bright, orange-red, aromatic, juicy, tender, sweet. The core is small, round or rounded-angular, the same color as the pulp. One of the best tasting varieties. Productivity 5.5-6.6 kg. The variety is resistant to premature stemming, but not resistant to white and gray rot. Suitable for early spring and late spring sowing. Widely distributed in industrial crops and is a standard variety. It remains satisfactorily until mid-winter; further storage results in large waste.
Vitamin 6
Mid-season variety (from germination to technical ripeness 78-100 days). Root crops are 13-15 cm long, weighing 60-165 g, cylindrical in shape, somewhat thickened, with a blunt tip, almost completely immersed in the soil. The surface is smooth, with small eyes, orange. The core is small, about 20% of the diameter of the root crop, round or star-shaped, almost no different in color from the pulp. The pulp is tender, sugary. The taste is good to excellent. Contains up to 11% sugar, 15-28.4 mg% carotene. Keeping quality is good. Productivity 3.7-7.8 kg. The variety is resistant to stemming, but is prone to cracking of root crops, and is weakly affected by white and mucous rot. The variety is suitable for sowing on mineral and drained peat-bog soils.
Losinoostrovskaya 13
Mid-season productive variety(from emergence to technical ripeness 80-120 days). Root crops are 15 cm long, weighing 70-155 g, cylindrical in shape, sometimes with a slight downward slope, with a blunt or pointed tip, almost completely immersed in the soil, with a large number of lateral thread-like roots. The surface of the root crop is orange, smooth, with small eyes, the head of the root crop is depressed, the shoulders are sloping, the tip is blunt. The pulp is orange, juicy, tender, of good and excellent taste. The core is round or faceted, small, the same color as the pulp. Productivity 4.9-6.2 kg. The variety is resistant to stemming. Resistance to diseases is average, white and gray rot are less affected than Nantes 4. The variety is characterized by a high content of carotene, and its amount during storage increases by more than 1.5 times.
Shantane 2461
Late variety (from emergence to technical ripeness 110-130 days). Root crops are 12-15 cm long, weighing 75-250 g, the shape of the root crops is truncated-conical with a slope towards the base, blunt-ended, completely immersed in the soil. The surface is smooth, with small eyes, orange color. The pulp is dense, sweet, aromatic, orange-red, of good taste. The core is large, light orange or yellow, pronounced, and has a rough taste. Root vegetables contain 9% sugars and 11.2-15.5 mg% carotene. Keeping quality is good. Productivity 3.5-8.1 kg. The variety is resistant to premature stemming, flowering and cracking of root crops. Very widespread in industrial crops, high-yielding. This carrot variety keeps well in winter conditions, as it has increased resistance to diseases.
Incomparable
Medium late variety (from emergence to technical ripeness 100-120 days). Root crops are 17 cm long, weighing 90-210 g, truncated-conical with a gradual slope to a blunt-conical base, protruding above the soil surface. The surface is smooth, with small lentils, bright orange. The color of the pulp is intense orange, the core is small orange, juicy, good taste, contains 7.6-12.0 mg% carotene. Productivity 3.1-7.1 kg. The variety is resistant to premature stemming, has high yield (on par with Chantane), good storage capacity and drought resistance.
Biryuchekutskaya 415
The variety is mid-season, from sunrise to technical ripeness it takes 86-102 days. The roots are cylindrical, blunt-pointed, the surface is smooth, the core is round, about 20% of the diameter of the root. The pulp is orange, good taste. Relatively resistant to flowering and drought. It tolerates drought better than other varieties and can produce high yields.
Moscow winter A-515
The variety is mid-season, the shape of the root crops is elongated-conical with a blunt end, the core is round or irregular in shape, measuring 40-50% of the diameter of the root crop. The color of the root pulp is bright orange-red. The taste is good. The variety is quite resistant to flowering and is high-yielding. One of the best varieties for winter storage, can also be used for winter sowing.
Narbonne F1
Mid-season hybrid (from germination to technical ripeness 95-105 days). Root crops are 20-22 cm long, weighing 75-85 g, cylindrical in shape, blunt-conical. The surface is smooth, bright orange, leveled. The pulp is orange, juicy, of good taste. The color of the core does not differ from the color of the pulp. Productivity 7.3-7.8 kg. The hybrid is resistant to stemming and cracking of root crops, and is relatively resistant to diseases.
Nevis F1
Late hybrid (from emergence to technical ripeness 110-130 days). Root crops weighing 110-165 g, cylindrical in shape, blunt-conical with a slightly pointed tip, almost completely immersed in the soil. The surface is smooth, orange. The pulp is orange, juicy, of good taste. The core is small, orange. Keeping quality is good. Productivity up to 8.9 kg. The hybrid is relatively resistant to diseases and pests.
Flaccoro
Late variety (from emergence to technical ripeness 125-130 days). Root crops are 24-28 cm long, weighing 135-200 g, conical in shape with a pointed elongated tip, slightly protruding above the soil surface. The surface is leveled, orange in color. The core is orange. The taste of fresh root vegetables is good. Excellent storage. Maximum yield 8.8 kg.
The best carrot varieties for Siberia: Shantane 2461, Nantskaya 4, Vitaminnaya 6, Incomparable, Losinoostrovskaya 13, Altaiskaya shortened.
The best varieties of carrots for the Moscow region: Moscow Winter, Nantes 4, Shantane 2461, Losinoostrovskaya 13, Vitaminnaya 6.
The best varieties of carrots for storage: Valeria, Shantane and Moscow winter.
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(best varieties of carrots)
Currently, there are many good varieties and hybrids of carrots. You just need to select those that best suit your growing conditions and storing them in winter. Therefore, when choosing a carrot variety, you must also take into account the fact that a good harvest of long-fruited carrot varieties can only be obtained on soils with a deep arable layer.
It should also be noted that our domestic varieties and carrot hybrids are in no way inferior to foreign ones in terms of productivity, and in terms of carotene content, taste and keeping quality they are often significantly superior to them.
Based on their ripening time, all varieties of carrots can be divided into three groups. For early-ripening varieties, 85-100 days pass from germination to harvesting of root crops, for mid-ripening varieties - from 105 to 120 days, and for late-ripening varieties - 125 days or more.
So how do you choose a carrot variety? What is preferable - varieties or heterotic hybrids, domestic or foreign varieties? Gardeners and gardeners need to resolve this issue annually.
At the same time, we should not forget that most varieties and heterotic hybrids of foreign selection were bred taking into account, first of all, the appearance of carrots - even in length and diameter, smooth root crops, and their taste and useful qualities at the same time slightly reduced. In most foreign varieties, the carotene content is lower than in domestic varieties, and many of them are stored somewhat worse under our conditions.
For early sowing carrots with a short root are suitable. It is these varieties that have the shortest growing season. Round varieties ripen quickly, but are less productive. So, short carrots are preferable, as they use the bed area more efficiently.
If you want to get early products for sale, then in this case you need to focus on hybrids of foreign selection; there is now a wide selection of them in stores. And for long-term storage in winter, it is better to take domestic varieties, since they are better adapted to the characteristics of our unpredictable climate and have good shelf life.
And in order to somehow help in this difficult issue, below is given a brief description of some varieties and hybrids of carrots.
Early ripening varieties and hybrids of carrots for middle zone, Urals and Siberia
Alenka - early ripening variety carrots. Bunch carrots are harvested after 50 days. Root vegetables up to 12 cm long, orange in color, excellent taste.
Amsterdam - an early ripening variety of carrots, suitable for growing in protected soil. The root vegetables are cylindrical, 10-12 cm long, orange, with a small core, tender, juicy, excellent taste, resistant to cracking. The yield of root crops is average.
Belgien White - carrots with white root vegetables similar to parsnips. In progress heat treatment acquires an original aroma and is used for fried and stewed dishes.
Bangor F1 - early ripe carrot hybrid for long-term storage. The root crops are narrow, elongated, weighing up to 200 g.
Dragon . Beneath the bright purple skin lies a bright orange core. Raw root vegetables have a peculiar smell, which disappears after cooking hot dishes.
Fun F1 - a new early-ripening productive hybrid. The root vegetables are cylindrical, bright orange, with a small core, of good taste.
Carotel Parisian - the earliest ripening and, probably, the oldest of all carrot varieties. The root vegetables are very short, round-ovoid, orange, and have an excellent dessert taste. The yield of the variety is low, but children usually love to eat it.
Kinby - strong, dense orange-colored root vegetables with a nutty aroma, equally tasty both raw and boiled.
Color F1 - an early ripe hybrid of carrots for fresh use and baby food. The root vegetables are cylindrical, smooth, bright orange, weighing up to 200 g, with excellent taste. They are completely immersed in the soil.
Lagoon F1 - a very early ripening productive hybrid. The root vegetables are cylindrical, up to 20 cm long, uniform in shape and size, with a small core, excellent taste. Well suited for winter sowing.
Mars F1 - an early-ripening, productive hybrid of carrots with very early ripening of bunched goods. The roots are elongated, conical, of good taste, with a small and juicy core, with a high content of carotene.
Parmex - an early ripening variety of carrots. The root vegetables are almost spherical, up to 4 cm in diameter, weighing 40-50 g. Their bark and core are bright orange. The pulp is tender and juicy, of excellent taste, suitable for whole-fruit canning. This carrot variety can be grown in a plot with a thin arable layer. Root crops are harvested when they reach a diameter of 2-3 cm.
Round baby has small root vegetables with a typical carrot flavor. Children love their unusual round shape. This variety can be grown in containers.
Touchon - early ripening variety carrots. The root vegetables are cylindrical, up to 20 cm long, with juicy and sweet pulp of bright orange color. The storage period is not very long.
Fairy - an early-ripening variety of carrots for universal use. The root vegetables are cylindrical, weighing up to 170 g, and are stored very well in winter.
Finchor - early ripening, productive variety. The ripening of root crops occurs approximately 80 days after the appearance of the first shoots. The root crop is large, weighing up to 150 g. The shape is conical, smooth, with a blunt tip, and has practically no core. Root vegetables have a dessert taste and are rich in carotene.
Plants do not require hilling, since the root crop does not appear above the soil surface at all. The variety is very resistant to various diseases, but not suitable for long-term storage.
Expredo F1 - early ripening high-yielding hybrid. The root vegetables are cylindrical, of excellent taste. Valuable for early production.
Mid-season varieties and hybrids carrots for the middle zone, the Urals and Siberia
Altair F 1 - mid-season fruitful hybrid of carrots. The root vegetable is cylindrical, bright orange, with a small core, with high sugar content. Resistant to low temperatures.
Viking - mid-season variety with a high carotene content. The root vegetable is slightly conical, up to 20 cm long, with a small core, with tender and juicy pulp. The variety has excellent keeping quality.
Vitamin 6 - a mid-season variety of carrots, widely grown by gardeners. Grows well on drained peat bog soils. The root vegetables are cylindrical, up to 20 cm long, with bright orange-red pulp. The shelf life of root crops is average. The average carotene content in 100 g of carrots reaches 16.4 mg.
Callisto F1 - mid-season fruitful carrot hybrid. The root vegetables are cylindrical, even, smooth, orange, juicy, well stored in winter, high in carotene, and practically without a core.
Canada F1 - mid-season fruitful carrot hybrid. The roots are long, conical, weighing up to 200 g. The pulp and core are orange, very tasty, with a high carotene content.
Leander . The variety has a long ripening period and stable yield. The root crops are quite large, reaching a weight of 110 g. This variety does not require hilling, since the root crops are completely in the soil. The root vegetable has a cylindrical shape and a medium-sized core, suitable for long-term storage.
Losinoostrovskaya 13 - mid-season variety of carrots, grows well on drained peat bogs. The root vegetables are cylindrical, up to 18 cm long, with red-orange pulp, high in carotene. The variety is high-yielding, the average carotene content in 100 g of carrots reaches 18.5 mg.
Mark Gertner - mid-season carrot variety for autumn and early winter consumption. The root vegetables are cylindrical, have excellent color and excellent taste.
Moscow winter - a common mid-season productive variety of carrots. The root vegetables are elongated-conical with a blunt end and a small core, bright orange, juicy, sweet, and store well until spring.
Nandrin F1 - a mid-season productive hybrid of carrots with aligned, smooth, long roots up to 20 cm long and weighing up to 300 g. The pulp is bright orange with a small purple core, excellent taste.
Nantes 4 - the most common carrot variety in Russia. The ripening period and yield are average. It is an unsurpassed variety in terms of taste. The root vegetables are cylindrical, weighing up to 150 g, with orange-red pulp. The average carotene content is up to 10.6 mg per 100 g of carrots. Root vegetables are stored until mid-winter.
Nanates Tito - mid-season variety of carrots. The roots are smooth, cylindrical, with a slightly pointed tip, weighing up to 180 g, their bark and core are orange. The pulp is juicy, tender, of good taste. Productivity is stable and high. The variety is suitable for fresh use, canning, freezing, winter storage, and growing for bunch production.
Nectar F1 - mid-season, very productive hybrid. The root crops are smooth, cylindrical, up to 22 cm long, resistant to cracking and breaking. The color of the pulp together with the core is bright orange, intense, sweet taste.
Nelly F1 - mid-early hybrid. The root crops are smooth, cylindrical, 25-28 cm long, weighing up to 110-120 g. The bark and core are orange, of excellent taste. Demanding on soil fertility, grown on raised beds with a large loose topsoil layer. Root vegetables are suitable for fresh use, canning, freezing, and growing for bunch production.
Incomparable - a mid-season, productive carrot variety with a high carotene content. The roots are conical, with a blunt apex. The pulp is orange, bright, with a small core.
NIIOH 336 - a widespread mid-season, productive variety of carrots. The root vegetables are cylindrical, up to 18 cm long, with orange pulp, good taste. Root vegetables store well; their carotene content is up to 19 mg per 100 g of product.
F1 Olympian - mid-season productive carrot hybrid. The roots are smooth, cylindrical, with a blunt tip, the pulp and core are orange, of excellent taste.
Perfection - mid-season fruitful variety of carrots. The roots are conical, very large, up to 30 cm long. The pulp is orange, the core is lighter and coarser. Stores well in winter.
Rex F1 - mid-season carrot hybrid. The roots are smooth, conical, short, with a sharp tip, orange, with a small core. The value of the hybrid is high yield, excellent taste.
Rothe-Riesen - mid-season fruitful variety of carrots. The root vegetables are large, up to 20 cm long, slightly conical in shape, orange-red, excellent taste. The variety is productive, the keeping quality of root crops is good.
Typhoon - mid-season variety of carrots. The root vegetables are cone-shaped, up to 16-17 cm long. The pulp is orange, the core is of medium size. The taste and keeping quality are excellent.
Flakky F1 - mid-season fruitful variety of carrots, distinguished by its remarkable appearance and aligned root vegetables. They are blunt-conical, up to 25-28 cm or more long, beautiful, orange-red in color, excellent taste, and store well in winter.
Forto F1 - mid-season variety of carrots. The root vegetables are cylindrical, up to 20 cm long. The pulp is juicy, tender, the core is almost invisible. Stores well until spring.
Chance - mid-season productive variety for fresh consumption and long-term storage. The root crop is truncated-cone-shaped, with a blunt tip (Chantane type), orange, with a large core, weighing up to 130 g. The pulp is dense, juicy, of good taste.
Late ripening varieties and hybrids carrots for the middle zone, the Urals and Siberia
Valeria 5 - late-ripening variety carrots with long conical roots with red flesh and a yellow core. The variety is characterized by high yield; root crops are well stored until spring.
Vita Logno - a late-ripening variety of carrots with long roots that do not crack and are stored well until spring. They contain a lot of carotene and sugar, are very tasty, but are especially good for juice.
Yellowstone - late-ripening variety. The root crops are smooth, spindle-shaped, with a pointed tip, weighing up to 200 g. The color of the bark and core is yellow. The taste is good. The variety is very productive. Recommended for use in home cooking.
Olympus - a popular late-ripening, productive variety of carrots. Root vegetables are long, juicy, excellent taste, rich in carotene, and store well until the end of winter.
Selecta - late-ripening variety of carrots. Root crops up to 15 cm long are well stored until the end of winter. They contain a lot of carotene and are good for baby food.
Scarla - late-ripening, productive variety of carrots. The root crops are cylindrical, up to 22 cm long, weighing up to 300 g, excellent taste, excellently stored until spring.
Perfection - late-ripening variety of carrots for winter use. Root vegetables up to 20 cm long, hard, juicy, well stored until the end of winter.
Tinga F1 - late-ripening, very productive hybrid. The root crop is conical, long, with a slightly pointed tip, weighing up to 120 g. The bark is red, the core is orange, the flesh is dense, the taste is excellent. Intended for fresh use, canning and winter storage.
Totem F1 - late-ripening productive hybrid. The root is conical, long, with a pointed tip. The bark and core are red. The weight of the root crop is up to 150 g. The taste is good to excellent. Root vegetables are intended for fresh use, canning and winter storage.
Chanton 2461 - a widespread late-ripening variety of carrots. Root crops are conical, thick, short. The pulp is very dense, orange, of mediocre taste. The weight of root crops is up to 300 g, with good care and sufficient moisture up to 500 g or more. Root vegetables keep well until spring.
Java - late-ripening variety of carrots. Root vegetables up to 20 cm long. They acquire a bright color in late autumn, contain a lot of carotene, and are stored well until spring.
V. G. Shafransky
Varieties of carrots, preparing seeds for sowing
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Hybrid Napoli F1, forms a long, thin, slightly conical, sweet root crop in just 90-92 days, i.e. is very precocious. Short growing season allows you to harvest the crop at the stage of bunch maturity and use Napoli F1 for repeated sowings, including late ones, since root crops are stored well. The tops of Napoli F1 are dark green, very strong, and the roots are easy to pull out of the soil when harvesting.
In a hybrid Nandrin F1 the growing season is slightly longer than that of Napoli F1, and is 100-102 days. However, Nandrin F1 is considered the main one for the northern and northwestern regions, because it has an excellent combination of early ripening and high productivity. Hybrid Nandrin F1 belongs to the Berlicum/Nantes variety type and has a large cylindrical root crop, reaching a weight of 200-400 g, intended for fresh consumption, but also suitable for storage, since the shelf life of Nandrin F1 is higher than that of Napoli F1. The tops of the Nandrin F1 hybrid are vertical, powerful and strong, so harvesting it, like Napoli F1, is easy.
Worth a try for fresh consumption new variety Samson with a growing season of 110-112 days, large root crops and powerful tops. And in terms of keeping quality, Samson is not inferior to Nandrin F1.
If Napoli F1, Nandrin F1 and Samson are recommended for fresh consumption and storage, then the variety Vita Longo used for processing, storage and fresh consumption. The growing season of Long Life (this is how “Vita Longo” is translated) is really long -- 160 days. Large, thin, smooth, conical root crop, powerful, strong tops, undemanding to soil, good disease resistance- These are its main characteristics. And at the same time excellent keeping quality. They also say about Vita Long: “This- carrots with a great combination of color and yield!"
Pilaf lovers will appreciate the variety of yellow carrots with attractive, long, conical roots with healthy tops Yellowstone. This variety has a growing season of 130 days. Yellowstone is intended for fresh consumption and short-term storage.
To get a good harvest of carrots, you need not only to choose the right variety or hybrid, take good care of the plants during the growing season, but also to properly prepare the seeds for sowing, and also create optimal conditions for their germination.
Take the seeds of the variety or hybrid you like, pour them into a cotton rag, tie it and put it in a barrel of melt water for 2-3 days. Here the seeds will swell and undergo hardening. After this, the seeds should be germinated. The easiest way to do this is in a pile of humus or compost that has warmed up in the spring sun. To do this, the seeds, without removing them from the cloth, are buried for 2-3 days on the south or south-west side to a depth of 4-6 cm, and their condition is monitored every day.
As soon as the seeds begin to hatch, they need to be covered with a layer of stove ash obtained several months ago. To do this, pour stove ash sifted through a sieve or colander into a bowl, pour hatched wet carrot seeds into it and carefully mix with a teaspoon. As a result, each seed becomes, as it were, coated. These are the seeds that look like small gray balls and are then easily placed in the furrows in the garden bed. The grooves are pre-watered with hot water.
For sprouted seeds, it is very important that the top layer of soil does not dry out, so after sowing the seeds and compacting the top layer of soil, the bed is covered with film. Instead of film, you can use spruce branches, then the top layer of soil will be protected from sunlight and wind, which helps retain moisture in the soil. As soon as the first shoots appear, the spruce branches and film are removed.
S. Sokolovsky , candidate of agricultural sciences sciences
The best varieties of carrots
The more varieties of carrots are created, the more difficult it is for the average gardener to choose the appropriate variety.
To grow tasty carrots suitable for processing and storage, in addition to yield, you should take into account the carrot variety, its resistance to diseases and pests.
Based on the shape and size of the root crops, carrot varieties are divided into varieties.
Paris carotel - this group includes early (60-80 days) varieties with rounded (3-4 cm in diameter) root crops with a delicate and sweet texture. They are intended for fresh consumption and allow you to get a good harvest even on poorly cultivated and clay soils.
Amsterdam - early-ripening carrots are cylindrical in shape with a rounded tip. The root vegetables are thin (diameter 2-2.5 cm), long (15-17 cm), very juicy, sweet, with a small core, but break easily when harvested. Intended for fresh consumption.
Nantes - mid-early and mid-season varieties carrots for fresh consumption, processing and storage. The root vegetable is cylindrical in shape, with a rounded tip, 20-22 cm long and 3-4 cm in diameter, with juicy, tender, sweet pulp.
Berlicum - mid-season (80-15 days) carrot varieties for processing and storage. The root crops are cylindrical in shape, with a sharp tip, longer and thicker than those of the Nantes variety. They have increased shelf life, but are less tasty than carrots of the above varieties.
Emperor - carrots for processing and fresh consumption with conical-shaped roots, with a sharp tip, up to 25 cm long. different varieties In this group, the taste and shelf life are noticeably different.
Flakke - late-ripening (110-130 days) carrot varieties for long-term storage. The root vegetables are powerful (200-300 g), long (up to 30 cm), elongated-conical in shape, but do not differ in taste.
Chantenay - mid-season (80-115 days) carrot varieties with truncated-conical root crops, 15-18 cm long, for processing and storage.
The listed varieties differ not only in size, shape and intended use, but also in their chemical composition.
The main task of breeders- creation of high-yielding, simultaneously ripening varieties and heterotic hybrids of carrots, suitable for mechanized harvesting, resistant to diseases and pests. Domestic selection, in addition, pays attention to product quality: the content of dry matter in root vegetables, including sugars, carotene, and vitamins. In Europe and the USA, emphasis is placed on creating varieties that tolerate transportation well and have high marketability. Therefore, if you need tasty, nutritious and healthy root vegetables, it is better to grow domestic varieties. If the technological effectiveness of carrot cultivation and the beauty of the vegetable are more important, foreign creations will come in handy.
Abroad, the selection of carrots with various root colors is also developing: white, yellow, pink and purple. Purple carrots are rich in anthocyanins, which are powerful antioxidants that prevent oxidation of human cells. Purple carrots can also be processed into food coloring. Purple carrots are sweeter than other colored carrots due to their higher sugar content. Red carrots are rich in orange pigment- carotene. Yellow carrots contain lutein, which is beneficial for human eye and skin health. Pink (red) carrots contain lycopene (3-7 mg/%), which is a powerful antioxidant. White carrots are poor in pigments, but contain a large amount of fiber (1-3 g per 100 g of raw weight), which is beneficial for digestion, and quite a lot of sugar.
In areas with unfavorable conditions We need varieties that are most resistant to stress, diseases and pests. There is a relationship between the ripening period and the stability of carrots. As a rule, carrots of early ripening are less affected by diseases and pests than carrots of medium and late dates maturation. There is no relationship between variety type and resistance to diseases and pests. The most resistant carrot varieties are Leander, Losinoostrovskaya 13, F1 Irkut; moderately susceptible - Vitamin 6, NIIOX 336, hybrids F1 Topaz, Callisto, Canterbury; susceptible - Amsterdam, Nuance, Belladonna, F1 Star.
Resistance to diseases and pests is influenced by the state of the rosette of leaves and the carotene content in carrot roots. Varieties with an elongated rosette with heavily dissected leaves and a high content of carotene and sugars are more resistant to psyllids and carrot flies than carrots with a dense, squat rosette, slightly dissected leaves and a low content of carotene and sugars.
The immunity of carrots is also associated with the content of chlorogenic acid in the leaves and roots. The lower the concentration of this acid, the higher the resistance to pests. Carrot plants with elongated leaves are more resistant to disease than those with short leaves and a small rosette.
Varieties and hybrids of white, yellow, pink and purple carrots are not represented on the Russian market. Of the wide variety of carrot varieties and hybrids, the “golden ten” include those resistant to diseases and pests:
Vitamin 6 (Nantes variety) - mid-ripening (80-100 days) sweet, long-lasting variety, resistant to Alternaria and Fusarium, carotene content 15-18 mg/%, yield up to 6 kg/sq.m. m;
Losinoostrovskaya 13 (Berlikum variety) - mid-ripening (80-105 days), long-lived, productive (up to 7 kg/sq.m.) variety, carotene content 14-18 mg/%;
NIIOH 336 (Nantes variety) - mid-early (65-95 days) long-lasting variety with a yield of 45-80 t/ha, carotene content up to 25 mg/%;
F1 Callisto (Berlicum variety) - mid-season productive (up to 8 kg/sq. m) hybrid for obtaining bunched products and canning, resistant to Alternaria, carotene content up to 20 mg/%, marketability of root crops 80-85%, shelf life 80-90%;
Chantenay Royal (Chantenay variety) - mid-season (90-110 days) variety with a short conical root crop with a slightly pointed tip, slightly convex head, root crops weighing 110-200 g are intended for fresh consumption and long-term storage;
Berlicum Royal (Berlicum variety) - late-ripening (110-130 days) variety for fresh consumption, processing and storage, root crops are cylindrical, smooth, with excellent internal and external color, 20-23 cm long, weighing 200-260 g;
Nantes (Nantes variety) - high-yielding mid-ripening (100-110 days) variety for fresh consumption, processing and storage, the root crop is cylindrical, blunt-ended, 16-18 cm long, weighing 110-120 g, with a small orange core, excellent color and delicate taste;
Yaroslavna - (Nantes variety) - mid-ripening (100-115 days) universal variety, root crops are leveled, cylindrical in shape, blunt-ended, 18-22 cm long, weighing 80-110 g, the color of the surface and pulp is red-orange, the pulp is tender, juicy, excellent taste, with a high carotene content (up to 20 mg/%);
F1 Nairobi (Nantes variety) - mid-season (120 days) hybrid for long-term storage and juice production, characterized by resistance to cracking, alternaria and cercospora;
F1 Cardiff (Chantenay variety) - mid-season (100-120 days) hybrid for early production, storage, resistant to cracking, diseases and pests.
A. Kornev , All-Russian Research Institute of Vegetable Growing
Preface
The selected seeds largely determine future harvest and preservation of root crops. Do not be surprised if the crop began to rot in the fall - most likely, you chose a variety that does not have good shelf life. Let's figure out which carrot seeds can claim the title of "Best Varieties".
In the spring you won’t see anything on the shelves: bright pictures, tempting names, imported manufacturers, new products of the season. However, if experiments do not appeal to you, and you need stable results from year to year, you should choose zoned varieties - those that are adapted to the climate in your area.
Among other things, you cannot rely on only one type of seed and one company. If you want to eat fresh carrots at the beginning of summer, you should buy early varieties – they are not suitable for long-term storage, but they will provide you with delicious root vegetables before anyone else. The middle ones give a harvest for summer-autumn, but the late ones should be planted if you plan to stock up for the winter. In addition to the choice of seeds, the safety of your crop is also influenced by agricultural cultivation techniques.
The later the seeds were sown, the better the harvest will be stored.
That's why experienced gardeners before winter they sow carrots that they want to see on the table in the summer, carrots for autumn consumption, and from the second ten days of May they sow seeds from which root crops grow for storage and winter consumption. , which was not fed in the summer nitrogen fertilizers and didn't water.
For reference, let's take the Moscow region area. There, carrot seeds such as Incomparable, Nantes-4 and Callisto have proven themselves well - according to many gardeners, these are truly the best varieties.
- Incomparable is known for its good germination and yield. Long root vegetables have a high carotene content and can be stored for quite a long time.
- Nantes 4 is distinguished by a cylindrical, blunted shape of the fruit - with a length of up to 15 cm, the weight of each root crop reaches 150 grams. Very juicy and tender pulp. Stores well, the seeds are suitable for winter sowing.
- Callisto is one of the most long varieties. Root vegetables can stretch more than 20 cm. Carrots are quite tasty and productive.
Of the other varieties in different latitudes, Artek, Konservnaya, and Rex have proven themselves well for early sowing. The latter has large root vegetables up to 200 grams and is excellent for fresh consumption and canning.
With the average ones, everything is very clear - most gardeners will tell you seeds that have been tested over the years: Vitaminnaya 6, Losinoostrovskaya 13, Shantane 2461. Less often they sow Moscow Winter, NIIOH 336.
Moscow winter also has high taste qualities; if necessary, it can be sown in late autumn. NIIOH 336 is indispensable in baby food, for making juices and for fresh consumption.
Of the later ones, the Queen of Autumn occupies the leading position in the love rating of gardeners. And they love it for its consistently high yields and high quality keeping quality. In addition, it is juicy and tender, and the root vegetables are large. Yellowstone is suitable for many regions - yellow variety carrots with high yield and good taste. The shape of the root crop is spindle-shaped, with a sharp tip.
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The best varieties of carrots of domestic and foreign selection
When choosing the best varieties of carrots, professional vegetable growers give preference to productive, tasty varieties that maintain shelf life and marketability for a long time. When growing carrots in small quantities in summer cottages and vegetable gardens, the listed qualities are also necessary. Any gardener wants the small harvest harvested from the garden to taste good and last until the new season.
Early varieties and hybrids: description
Early carrots do not last long, but the first delicious vitamins collected from the garden bed have juicy, tender pulp, beautiful view, good for fresh consumption. Existing domestic and foreign varieties are distinguished by their quality and taste characteristics. The most popular are:
Nantes early- belongs to the early ripening hybrids of the Dutch selection. The fruits ripen within 75-85 days. The roots are elongated, cylindrical in shape, smooth with a leveled surface, intense orange color, 17-18 centimeters long. The taste is excellent, suitable for use in in kind;
in the photo - carrot variety "Nantes"
Touchon early ripening- matures in 70-80 days. The fruits are leveled, smooth, have small eyes, orange in color with a reddish tint, the tip is blunt. The length of one root crop is 19-22 centimeters, weight 85-145 grams. The pulp is juicy and tasty;
in the photo - carrot variety “Touchon”
Artek- the earliest ripening, ripens early (65-80 days), grown in open ground V different time year (spring, summer, before winter). The length of the fruit is 15-16 centimeters, weight 85-120 grams. The root crop is productive, with a soft, juicy core;
in the photo - carrot variety "Artek"
Alenka is productive- ripens quite quickly (85-95 days). The roots are small (12-15 centimeters), aromatic, tasty. When cultivated, it does not crack, is resistant to diseases, and can be cultivated in many regions of Russia.
When buying seeds, pay attention to other hybrids early dates maturation: Amsterdam, Golandka, Abaco, Victoria F1, Bureau, Vesta F1, Puchkovaya, Royal Chanson.
Yield varieties
Many vegetable growers prefer to grow root crops that give the highest yield. Amateur summer residents prefer to cultivate such species for many reasons, including ease of processing. According to reviews from professionals and gourmets, the most productive are:
Samson- a crop of mid-season ripening. Beautiful cylindrical fruits of orange color, weighing 160-210 grams, 21-22 centimeters long. The taste is excellent, well preserved and transported;
In the photo - carrot variety "Samson"
Nandrin F1- belongs to early ripening hybrids. The fruits are smooth, with bright orange pulp, weighing 150-200 grams, with good conditions cultivation weight can reach 300 g. High carotene content, resistance to diseases and pests;
in the photo - carrot variety “Nandrin F1”
Canada F1- a late-ripening hybrid, not demanding on soil composition, giving excellent harvests. The taste characteristics are good, it is used fresh in cooking, for preparations for the winter. Resistance to cercospora blight, alternaria blight, flowering blight. It stores well all winter, there is practically no rot;
in the photo - carrots of the “Canada F1” variety
Queen of Autumn- refers to late-ripening crops. Delicious, keeps well for a long time. The length of the orange conical root crops is 22-25 centimeters, weighing 120-180 grams. Resistant to diseases. It is possible to get earlier harvests before winter.
Varieties Losinoostrovskaya, Vitaminnaya 6, Moscow Winter, Incomparable, Punisher, Anastasia, Shantane give high yields, are excellently used in cooking, and are good for sale.
What type of root vegetable is the most delicious?
Choosing the most delicious variety of carrots from all the variety is not easy. According to reviews from vegetable growers, the following are considered the most appetizing and aromatic:
Totem F1- refers to late hybrids, large, ripens 130-135 days. The conical long fruits are very tasty, with a reddish core, weighing 120-140 grams. Used in its natural form for preservation. The hybrid is resistant to flowering and diseases;
Chantenay 2461 mid-season(110-115 days), with good taste, high carotene content, juicy aromatic pulp. Resistant to drought, fruit cracking, and stores well. The roots are conical, orange, with a blunt tip;
in the photo - carrot variety “Chantane”
Lagoon F1- is an early productive Dutch hybrid. The core of the fruit is small, the pulp is tasty. Root crops grow quickly, identical in shape and length;
in the photo - carrot variety “Laguna F1”
Amsterdam carrots belongs to the category of tasty varieties. Early, with increased carotene content. The fruits are conical, slightly rounded, small sizes(12-14 centimeters), juicy. Great for making juices and baby purees.
All carrots are different external signs, taste, disease resistance. There are species that are relatively resistant to carrot fly, Flacco, Perfection, Nantik resistafly F1, Vitamin 5, Canning, Calgery F1. Coreless culture is gaining popularity every year. Of the many varieties, the most common are: Praline, Karotinka, Long Red carrots without core.
