La Semence Bio - Round carrot Paris market

ROUND CARROT MARCHÉ DE PARIS 3

Description : the Paris Market round carrot produces small round roots of 3 to 4 cm, orange, whose flesh is delicious and sweet.

Family : Apiaceae

Latin name : Daucus carota L.

Exposure : sunny

Weight : 0.5 g

Growing Instructions

Soil care: to avoid forked roots, prefer a deeply worked, light, loose, permeable soil without stones.

Sowing: at 0,5 cm of depth in full ground. Thin out to leave only one plant every 4 cm, 35 cm between rows.

Emergence: in 12 to 15 days.

Watering: the carrot appreciates copious watering.

Harvest: 3 months later. Harvest in bunches for fresh consumption.

Preservation : they can be stored dry in sand (in cool, dry and ventilated places : cellar). For that to cut the foliage with the level of the collar.

Origin : the wild ancestor of the carrot comes from Iran. The cultivated carrot is present in all the temperate zones of the world.

Advice from La Semence Bio® : in order to limit the development of weeds, we advise you to carry out a false sowing (preparation of your beds, watering, lifting of weeds present in your soil) then to practice a thermal burning or by hoeing. As carrots have few leaves, their growing cycle is long.


In the kitchen

Raw, cooked, cook the carrot according to your desires, without forgetting its tops which constitute delicious pesto. Its softness and its slightly sweet taste are declined in salted and sweet version.

Rich in beta-carotene, carrots contain soft fibers, vitamin B6, potassium, magnesium and phosphorus.

The advice and suggestions are given as an indication only and therefore do not include a guarantee of harvest.