Description

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Carrot, Lunar White

Daucus carota

• Creamy white
• Mild flavored, sweet and crisp
• Good for use as baby carrots
• Cylindrical roots grow 8-12 inches
• Adapts well to different conditions
• Stores well
• 75 days
• Packet of 250 Seeds

Popular in the Middle Ages, white carrots are enjoying a renaissance thanks to their distinctive creamy-white color, vigorous productivity, and mild, sweet flavor. The roots of this variety reach 8-12″ in length at maturity but can be harvested sooner for smaller carrots that are just as flavorful whether eaten fresh, steamed, or roasted. Plants are half-hardy to frost and light freezes; cooking brings out their sweet flavor. 

Growing Instructions

Instructions – Sow seeds outdoors 3-4 weeks before last spring frost, or as soon as soil can be worked. Keeping soil moist throughout the germination period is important to success. Misting the planted area daily or covering is recommended. Carrots are slow to germinate and need steady moisture until germination. Sow successively throughout the season for fresh carrots.

• Direct Seed: 1/2″ Apart
• Seed Depth: 1/4″
• Rows Apart: 16-24″
• Thin: 2-4″ Apart