What are the best carrot varieties for open ground

The best varieties

Experts do not stop research work, creating more and more new varieties of carrots, as well as improving the existing ones, increasing the content of sugars and carotene useful for our body. Although not only seeds of domestic but also foreign selection exist on the market today, it is recommended to give preference to seeds that are produced in Russia and are maximally adapted to our climatic conditions.

INChoosing the best varieties of carrots for sowing today, it is worth taking into account the fact that they are divided according to the ripening period - early, medium and late, the degree of yield, carotene content, storage terms, as well as the shape and color of the root crop. Let us dwell in more detail on the very first criterion for choosing carrots - varieties with different ripening periods for root crops.

Early

The beauty of purchasing such seeds for open ground lies precisely in the fact that with a relatively low degree of yield and a lower sugar content than similar root crops, but with a late ripening period, you can get the first harvest of vitamin root crops after 80 - 100 days. Let us dwell in detail only on some varieties of early varieties.

Lady - having bought seeds of this sort, you can harvest the crop in 90 days. Root vegetables of this type boast a good content of the important element of carotene and excellent taste. It has flat and smooth to the touch vegetables, cylindrical and red in color, capable of reaching 20 cm in length. The variety is characterized by high productivity, shows resistance to flowering, cracking, and has good immunity to diseases. Ideal for landing in all climatic zones - including for the middle zone and the Urals.

Zabava is a hybrid that appeared thanks to the efforts of breeders of the West Siberian Vegetable Experimental Station. The ripening period of root crops - from the appearance of the first shoots to full maturity - can be at least 90 days. It has an excellent pleasant taste, the mass of root crops ranges from 80 to 200 grams, and can grow in length up to 20 centimeters. They also have a dense and juicy pulp. They show themselves well in the preparation of various dishes, as well as storage.

Nantes 4 is one of the best seeds that domestic breeders have successfully worked on. Ripening terms fluctuate in a fairly wide range - 80 - 100 days. The fruits have a high carotene content, they can grow up to 14 cm in length, have a characteristic cylindrical blunt-pointed shape and an orange color. Reach in weight from 90 to 160 grams. They are well stored under all conditions, suitable for growing in all corners of our country. They are widely used for the preparation of baby food, as well as medical food.

Sugar finger is an ultra-early ripening variety of carrots, since the period of its ripening to full readiness is somewhere between 50 - 65 days.It has beautiful, cylindrical shape and rich orange fruit, with a juicy tender center, the length of which can be up to 12 centimeters. Differs in a sufficiently high content of sugars and carotene useful for our body.

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Average

Root crops, which are characterized by a medium ripening period of vegetables, combine the best features of early and late varieties. By purchasing these seeds, you can be sure that you are getting the best varieties of carrots for storage. They are especially recommended for planting in areas with a fairly short growing season.

Balero F1 is a hybrid variety that ripens vegetables from 110 to 120 days. It is characterized by the presence of a cylindrical shape of root crops, which can grow up to 20 cm in length. They easily cope with an unpleasant soil crust, can tolerate small frosts on the soil surface with honor, and at the same time do not lose their excellent taste characteristics. The dry matter content in such vegetables is from 10, 5 to 12%, and sugars - from 6, 8 to 8%. Carrots of this kind not only make excellent salads and juices, they can also be frozen for the winter, canned, grown for bundled products.

Vitamin 6 is another excellent mid-season variety that is characterized by a high content of carotene and sugars. It was zoned in the Moscow region, and has proven itself well due to its high yield and excellent taste. It has cylindrical fruit with blunt ends. It has a good keeping quality and is perfect for preservation. It is very loved by gardeners due to its high content of vitamin A. If you use it raw, rubbing and adding healthy olive oil, it will have a beneficial effect on the functioning of your eyes. And the presence of a large amount of beta-carotene will help everyone to strengthen the body's immune system, will also help strengthen hair and bones, and will be able to improve the functioning of the thyroid gland.

Honey - by purchasing seeds of this variety of domestic selection, you get root crops from 16 to 18 centimeters long, having a regular cylindrical shape and a beautiful red-orange color. Such carrots are able to grow and develop normally on loamy and sandy loam soils, and the period of their full ripening is approximately 70 - 100 days. It has a greater presence of sugar and carotene than other mid-early varieties. Shows high immunity to various diseases that can cause a lot of trouble for vegetable crops.

Olympian F1 is a mid-season variety of root crops, which you can really eat after 108 days. It has vegetables that are similar in shape to cylinders, also having a small cone, reaching a length of 20 - 23 centimeters. These carrots can weigh between 115 and 130 grams. They have a rather juicy and tender flesh of a beautiful orange color (both vegetables and the middle). Carrot yield is about 7 - 8 kg per square meter.

Late

The latest varieties of carrots of domestic selection have a ripening period that ranges from 110 to 130 days. They are not only distinguished by high taste characteristics, but also can be stored very well for a long time.

Boyadera - the crop of such a root crop can be harvested on your own personal plot in about 4, 5 months. Such vegetables are large in size, can reach up to 30 cm in length, they are also very juicy and sweet in taste. Well suited for both fresh consumption and preservation for the winter.

Karlena is another beautiful late-ripening carrot that has a characteristic rich orange fruit. Such root crops are recommended to be planted only on fairly fertile and loose soil, and also to provide them with good timely watering.

Red giant - the ripening period of vegetables of such a culture can drag on even up to six months. As a result, rather large fruits ripen, the length of which can be up to 27 centimeters. They have a smooth and smooth surface, pleasant to the touch, and have a characteristic cone shape. The crop can be stored without any problems, observing some simple rules. These vegetables are very sweet and tasty. They are advised to grow on highly fertilized plots of land, while watering them often and to a large extent.

Flyovi - the term for the ripening of such a culture can take up to 4 months. Its fruits, which are bright orange in color, can grow up to 25 centimeters, and also have a regular cylindrical shape. They are also very sweet and juicy. They can be well stored for a long time, they have a universal purpose.

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