Nantes 2 carrot seeds can produce early sweet carrots from a February sowing under glass
Get Carrot Nantes 2 seeds for your garden and reap the rewards of handfuls of carrots from as early as June. Nantes 2 is an early summer variety with long cylindrical stump-rooted carrots, easy for harvesting and preparing in the kitchen as well as being uniform and handsome.A fast maturing, very early and tender variety with little fibrous core makes for a palatable carrot. With a sweet taste and unique flavour Nantes 2 is a variety we would recommend you to sow as early as February under protection which can be as simple as covering with a sheet of horticultural fleece.
With myriad seeds in every packet you make huge savings, avoiding buying heavy carrots from the supermarket which are often plastic-packed and can cause them to sweat ruining their flavour. Enjoy growing carrot Nantes 2 at home for great earthy flavour, a sense of reward and a much lower carbon footprint.
Growing Nantes 2 carrots from seed will provide you with,long cylindrical roots, sweet flavour which are fast-maturing and stand well in the ground but are ready to harvest from June. Nantes 2 carrots are great for freezing.
Sow Outdoors: February-August thinly ½in (1cm) deep in shallow pre-watered drills, in soil that hasn''t been manured in the last 12 months. Keep soil moist at all times. (Protect early sowings with cloche or fleece).
Thin Out: 2-3in (5-8cm) apart. Avoid crushing the leaves as the scent attracts carrot root fly.
Harvest:June-November
Carrots do best on light, stone free, fertile soils. If your soil is heavy then add plenty of Sharp sand or builder's sandSurround the carrot bed with a barrier of fleece at least 60cm high to keep low flying carrot root fly from your crop.
Last update: 14.06.2021