Caramel carrots are an early-ripening variety with high yield. It can be picked from the garden after 70-110 days after germination. The main value lies in the excellent taste, which has a rich content of sugar and carotene (the less these components, the more the carrots become tasteless and bitter). Still, we should not forget that the sweeter the root vegetable, the healthier it is, providing greater benefits to the growing body. The variety of carrots in question is suitable for baby food, as well as for those who are on a diet. The pulp tastes very juicy and sweet.
Description
The root crop is orange in color, it has a cylindrical shape, the length is 15-17 cm, the weight of the fruit reaches 90-165 g, the surface is smooth. When describing the Caramel carrot variety, many gardeners highlight its excellent keeping quality as a positive feature. This variety has good resistance to cracking and blooming. It can be used to make freshly squeezed carrot juice. If you look at the appearance of the root vegetable, then the spreading rosette of leaves immediately catches your eye; the leaf itself is medium-sized and green. This variety also has a number of characteristics: dry matter contains 14-15%, carotene content reaches 16 ml per 100 g, and sugar 6.5-7.5. The yield of marketable products is 68-86%.
In the next photo of Caramel carrots below, you can see that all the above words are not an empty phrase, which serves as the basis for numerous positive reviews.
The causes of carrot cracking are:
- soil moisture is uneven;
- excess fertilizer;
- feeding is not quite selected correctly;
- heavy soil (carrots love loose soil);
- The carrots are simply overripe.
To avoid all this, watering should be moderate, it is best to water between rows, and you should avoid watering at the root of the plant. If the growing area is characterized by a large abundance of rain, then it would be a good idea to plant lettuce between the rows.
Instructions for landing
It is worth remembering that it is best to use sandy loam soils for planting carrots. It would be better if onions, cucumbers, and potatoes were planted in this place before. The sowing itself must begin at the end of April in order to obtain early production. The seeds are planted in furrows 3-4 cm deep. A distance of 17-20 cm should be maintained between the rows. When 14 days have passed after germination, thinning should be carried out. After the root crop reaches 1 cm in diameter, a second thinning is carried out; in this case, 5-6 cm should be left between plants. Subsequently, the fruits need careful weeding, watering and loosening. This root crop is usually harvested at the end of September. In early November, winter sowing can be done; it is at this time that the temperature most often drops to 5 degrees. Only in this case, the seeds are planted in the soil to a depth of 1-2 cm. In order to obtain carrots for storage, the seeds must be sown at the end of May.
The variety described above is becoming more and more popular among gardeners due to its high positive characteristics. It is really beneficial for the child’s body, which immediately attracts the attention of young mothers to it.
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