Nantes Carrot and Chula
16 Jan 2010 7 Comments
in Living Healthy, Vegetable/ Herb Garden Tags: carrot planting strips, chihuahua nantes carrots, nantes carrots
Good morning! I read in the paper today that a storm is brewing to be here on Monday so I got out in my garden this morning to enjoy a little sunshine. This is my first carrot of the season, a Nantes Coreless that I planted from a “pre-seeded strip” about 70 days ago. It tasted sweeeet and my chihuahuas and bearded dragons enjoyed the green carrot tops too. Every seed on that planting strip germinated which verifies the seed packet printing that these Nantes are “guaranteed to grow”.
Chula and a Nantes Carrot
The first bloom from planted flower seeds and pulling out that first ripened veggie of the season is what makes gardening magic.
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Jan 16, 2010 @ 14:12:08
the carrot is almost as big as the chihuahua!
Jan 16, 2010 @ 18:20:41
The coreless carrots are much better than the regular carrots, sweeter and crunchier. Have you grown any other types of carrots besides the Nantes? What about heirloom carrots? Are heirloom tastier than others?
Jan 17, 2010 @ 11:59:34
http://rareseeds.com/cart/products/Parisienne_Carrot-1381-138.html
Rareseeds.com has this heirloom carrot. I have not tried any other carrots, but will be buying heirloom seeds the next time I plant carrots.
Jan 20, 2010 @ 21:58:28
I have grown nantes carrots and they are my favorite. I have not tried the heirloom yet, they are harder to find, but I grow them organically and I’m never disappointed. It’s nice to have something to eat in 70 days… pulling carrots out of the soil is the best….no comparison to store bought.
Gardening is important at so many levels… keep up the inspiration.
Jan 20, 2010 @ 22:23:34
Could no agree more. Once you grow a garden it is hard to imagine living without it!!!!
Jan 31, 2010 @ 14:26:06
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