Carrot Touchon Seeds
$3.90
Unit price perDaucus carota
French heirloom carrot producing smooth, cylindrical roots with bright orange flesh and a sweet, tender flavour. Early maturing and well suited to fresh eating, juicing and cooking. Performs reliably in a wide range of soils and is known for good texture even when grown larger. Best grown in loose, well cultivated soil with consistent moisture.
Carrot
Very nutritious vegetable originating from central Asia. Richest vegetable in vitamin A. Used by ancient Greek physicians as stomach tonic, known in Roman times and widely used as a vegetable by 13th century. Sunny spot. Good in all soils, likes well drained friable soil, fertilised for previous crop. Thin to 20-50mm and use thinning's as baby carrots. Sow seed direct, keeping seeds moist, can cover with hessian or similar until germination which is usually about 5-6 days, then uncover to let light in. Rotate crops to prevent disease build-up. Cleaned carrots store well in cool conditions. Sow spring, summer and autumn, best not sown in heavy frost.
When To Plant In Australia
Tropics: Feb-Nov
Subtropic: Feb-Nov
Mild: Sep-May
Cold/Frost: Sep-Feb
Seed Sowing
Plant space cm: 2-5
Row space cm: 25-30
Depth cm: 0.5-1
Best soil temp: 10-30 °C
Other Info
Number of seeds per gram: 600-900
Rate per hectare: 3-4.5kg
Average days to maturity: 65-90
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