Carrots rotting in the cellar - a problem faced by many gardeners. There are many reasons for spoiling the root, it is an infection in the cellar, dampness and high temperature of the air during storage. But in most cases, flabby carrots in winter is the wrong choice of variety.
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The best varieties of carrots for winter storage
Every spring summer residents have a question how among the abundance of beautiful seed bags to find the best carrots for storage for the winter. Many people choose the photo on the package, and this is wrong. To begin, we will get acquainted with the most old-fashioned species Then we will find out, by what principle a variety should be chosen, in winter it is well preserving taste and presentation.
Mid-season
Fruits with a growing season of 100–120 days can be attributed to the middle-ripening group. According to experts, these roots are more sweet and juicy.
Consider the well-known and sought after experienced gardeners:
- Nantes-4.
- Samson.
- Chance.
- Moscow.
Nantes-4
An old variety that gardeners from Siberia, the Urals, and the Moscow region, in general, of all regions without exception have been cultivated since the middle of the last century. On aging goes 120 days. Tuft ripeness occurs after 50 days from germination. The carrot planted in May is ready for harvest in September. With a lack of time for cleaning, you can leave in the ground until October. Nantes-4 in this situation does not lose its presentation and taste. Average weight parameters - 150 g. Length is average, within 20 cm. Important features: productivity from 6 kg with sq.m. and deadline for storage is February.
Samson
Large carrots, which are stored in the cellar until May next year. Experienced agronomists recommend Samson novice gardeners. It can be grown on any soil, in any climate. With timely sowing in early May, Samson will delight with even, orange root crops with almost no core. Average Samson Root Length 20 and more centimeters weight up 170 g. Ripens in 110 days from the appearance of the first shoots.
Chance
Stored until March. Root vegetables weighing up to 130 g have a good taste, juicy, have a classic conical shape. Subject to the manufacturer’s recommended sowing scheme (20*4 cm) harvest with 1 sq. m - 5 kg. Carrots Chance loves the sun, loose soil with a large percentage of humus (sandy, light loamy.).
Late, suitable for storage
Varieties of vegetables with a growing season over 120 days are classified as late. Ripe carrots can be stored until the new harvest. This group of plants suffers less from diseases, carrot flies, rarely.
Queen of autumn
A wonderful variety from the Altai breeders, the queen is named deserved. Root crops grown on fertilized, loose soil usually exceed those stated by the manufacturer: weight 230length 25, yield 9 kg / m².
Dolanka
An interesting Polish representative, can be stored until spring. If the soil is infected with carrot fly larvae, this variety will be a good choice for the next season. Resistant to fusarium and carrot fly. Fruits form long weighing from 130 g.
Flaccoro
Deserves attention, fruitful (from 8 kg / m²), with large (200 d), long (28 cm) root vegetablescontaining a large percentage of carotene.
Sweet Carrot Varieties
The best root vegetables for baby food are sweet. They bring more benefits because of the high percentage of carotene. Among the later varieties of sweet and able to be stored for a long time can be identified:
- Carotan;
- Favorite;
- The Emperor.
Carotan
World-famous carrots are rich in carotene. It is recommended to use as raw materials for processing. Carotan is stored for a long time, its characteristics are: saturated orange color, cross-section diameter from 5 cm, root length not less than 25 cm.
Favorite
Sweet, perfect cylindrical shape. Matured roots have an average length (15 cm) and weight (160 g), is stored well. When sowing in the fall, Darling gives an early harvest in years, rich in rainfall, does not crack.
Early
Already in June you can feast on fresh fruits, if in early spring you plant an early variety with a growing season from 80 to 90 days. You can pick a productive variety that will feed the family in the summer and will be well kept in the cellar.
Tushon
These are cylindrical, thin root crops, average indicators of length 15 cm, weight - 100 g. Productivity - 5 kg / m². For winter consumption, you can sow in mid-June. For early root crops, autumn sowing is recommended (October, November).
Artek
Easy to care early grade. Artek can be well kept in the cellar. Medium weight maroon-orange root vegetables 150 g and length 15 cm do not rot, juicy, tasty. For summer consumption, fruits are ready in 1.5 months.
F1 fun
Early hybrid, ideal for summer beam products. Can be grown for winter consumption. Root crops are bright orange, not large from 50 g, have an average length.
Large
For the manufacture of healthy juice and Korean dishes large carrot is good. Here are the varieties that need to pay attention in the next season:
- Canada F1;
- Nandrin F1;
- Russian size.
Canada F1
Unpretentious middle-late hybrid, gives good yields on heavy soil. Fruit weight from 130 before 500 g, length 20 see in section to 5 cm. The plant is characterized by a sweet, juicy orange pulp.
Russian size
A variety that on light, fertile soils yields a crop of root crops weighing up to 1 kg. The norm for carrots is a large diameter (6 cm). The length is also not small - from 25 to 30 cm.
Nandrin F1
Popular among farmers hybrid from Dutch breeders. Short growing season to 100 days Carrots with a small core, cylindrical in shape, do not crack. The average weight of Nandrin F1 150 g. In length, roots grow up to 20 cm.
How to choose a carrot for storage
For beginners in the garden business, the choice of carrots, suitable for long-term storage, presents a certain complexity. In a huge selection it is easy to get lost and take the first bag with a beautiful picture. This is not worth doing. Here is a list of characteristics that will help you choose a good grade for storage:
- the growing season of 115 days and above;
- does not crack;
- not subject to disease;
- suitable for cultivation in any climate, on any soil;
- no arrow.
Conclusion
Prolonged storage is not only the right choice of carrots. This is the optimal time for planting, proper care. and choosing the best way to store root vegetables.