Carrot Seed: Carrot Nantes

This is carrot touchon, which is considered the best of the Nantes-type carrots for fresh, crunchy eating. Works wonders fresh, glazed or roasted, in soups and stews.

Quick maturing with deep orange flesh, the 17cm long roots with blunt tips are ideal as late summer or autumn sown carrots that store well into the winter months without losing their quality.  Easy to grow. 

Nantes Touchon is an extremely high quality carrot. This sweet and juicy variety is nearly coreless with bright orange flesh.

Type:  Hardy Annual

Time to Germinate: 14-21 Days

Temperature Required: 12°c +

Days to Maturity: 70-80 Days

Light: Full Sun

• Dig or till the carrot bed deeply when the soil is on the dry side to avoid making lumps.
• Work the soil to a fine texture 15-25cm (6-10 in.) deep to allow the carrot roots to grow long and shapely.
• Avoid freshly-manured soil, which may produce hairy, rough roots and will cause forks and splits;
• Sow seed thinly in rows, 1cm (1/2 in.) deep, 30-40cm (12-16 in.) between the rows as soon as the soil starts to warm and is workable in spring. Try to get about 4 seeds per 2cm (1 in.).
• Thin to 16-20 carrots per 30 cm (1ft.) for fresh eating and 6-10 carrots per 30 cm (1ft.) for mature crops, depending on the root size you want, and keep weeded and watered. Dispose of thinned seedlings to avoid attracting Carrot Fly.
• As they grow, push soil up over any exposed roots to prevent a green shoulder.