Hybrid carrot varieties are gradually leaving behind their parents - ordinary varieties. They are significantly superior to them in terms of productivity and resistance to disease. The taste characteristics of hybrids deserve special attention. Taking the best from two common varieties, they can greatly impress the gardener with their taste. Such discovery hybrids include Marmalade F1. This is one of the sweetest hybrid varieties in the world.
Characteristics of the variety
Marmalade carrots are mid-season. This means that the gardener should not wait for the first carrots before August. But this wait is fully compensated by the rich red-orange harvest.
The carrots of this hybrid are cylindrical in shape with a blunt tip. All carrots are approximately the same size, no more than 20 cm. The average weight of a root vegetable will be about 200 grams. This hybrid variety has almost no core. The taste of Carrot Marmalade is excellent. It is quite juicy and incredibly sweet. It is ideal for fresh consumption, cooking and juicing. In addition, the high content of carotene in root vegetables makes Marmalade one of the best varieties for children. It is also great as a dietary food.
In addition to its increased productivity, Marmalade still has something to boast about. It has excellent resistance to major carrot diseases and excellent shelf life.
Recommendations for cultivation
Despite the fact that the hybrid variety Marmalade is quite unpretentious, the place for planting it must meet the following criteria:
- good lighting;
- loose and fertile soil.
If there is no place on the site that meets these criteria, then you can plant carrots after:
- cucumbers;
- zucchini;
- potatoes;
- tomatoes;
- Luke.
The Marmalade carrot variety can be planted both in spring and before winter. The optimal time for spring planting will be the end of April - the beginning of May. The first thing to do is to prepare furrows with row spacing of no more than 20 cm and a depth of 2 cm. The seeds are dropped into them and covered with earth. It is better to mulch the finished bed to protect the seeds from temperature changes.
The first carrot shoots appear for a very long time, within three weeks.
It is recommended to thin out carrots of the hybrid variety Marmalade. This is done in 2 stages:
- Two weeks from emergence.
- With a diameter of root crops of 1 cm.
Caring for young plants should include:
- Watering. It is important to know when to stop. A lack of moisture will make the carrots tougher, and its excess will contribute to the growth of green mass of the plant.
- Weeding and loosening. These procedures are carried out together. There are no special requirements for weeding.But loosening should be careful so as not to damage the root crop.
- Top dressing. When choosing fertilizer for carrots, there is one taboo - fresh manure. Its application either to the soil before planting seeds or to existing plants is highly undesirable.
Harvesting takes place in August, September or early October. Crops not harvested before frost will have a much shorter shelf life. Only whole, undamaged root vegetables should be left for storage.
Sowing before winter is done in the same way - in furrows followed by mulching.
When planting before winter, the first carrot harvest can be harvested in April - May.
