Candy – Carrot Seed

Description

Candy – Carrot Seeds produce a delicious, sweet, and vibrant orange variety of carrot known for its crisp texture and exceptional flavor. This hybrid carrot is easy to grow and ideal for both beginner and experienced gardeners. The Candy variety is known for its uniform size and high-quality, tender roots that make it perfect for fresh eating, salads, and juicing. With excellent resistance to diseases, Candy carrots ensure a robust and reliable harvest, making them a great choice for your vegetable garden.

Key Features:

Sweet and Crisp Flavor: Candy carrots are renowned for their naturally sweet and crisp flavor, making them a favorite for snacking and fresh salads.

High Yield: This variety produces high-quality, uniform carrots with smooth, deep orange roots that are perfect for harvesting all season long.

F1 Hybrid: The F1 hybrid variety of Candy carrots combines the best traits from parent plants, offering faster growth, disease resistance, and higher yields.

Disease Resistance: Candy carrots are bred to be resistant to common carrot diseases, ensuring healthy, strong plants and reduced pest damage.

Ideal for Fresh Eating: With their delicious taste and tender texture, Candy carrots are perfect for eating raw, adding to salads, or juicing.

Versatile Culinary Use: Candy carrots can also be cooked, roasted, or added to soups, stews, and stir-fries, offering flexibility in the kitchen.

Specifications:

Plant Type: Hybrid, annual

Root Color: Bright orange

Root Shape: Cylindrical, smooth, uniform

Days to Maturity: 70–80 days from sowing to harvest

Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

Soil Type: Well-drained, loose, fertile soil with a pH of 6.0–6.8

Germination Time: 10–14 days at 65–75°F

Planting Season: Early spring to late summer

Ideal For: Home gardens, raised beds, containers, and urban gardening

Planting Instructions:

Preparation: Choose a sunny location with loose, well-drained soil. Loosen the soil to a depth of 12–18 inches and remove any stones or large debris.

Sowing: Directly sow seeds ¼ inch deep in rows 12–18 inches apart. Thin seedlings to 2–3 inches apart when they reach 2–3 inches tall.

Watering: Keep the soil consistently moist during germination and throughout the growing season to prevent the roots from becoming woody or cracking.