FREE: Carrot ' Jaune du Doubs ' - 20 seeds

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Carrot, Jaune du Doubs
Catalog #1605
(Daucus carota) French heirloom dating to the 19th century. Bright yellow 8-10" conical roots. Sweet, distinctive flavor improves with cooking; roots retain their color. Stores well. 60-70 days.

DIRECT SEED
1/2" Apart

SEED DEPTH
1/4"

ROWS APART
16-24" Apart

THIN
2-4" Apart

I like this 19th-century French heirloom best of all the yellow carrots.
We advise working your seed bed well before sowing to avoid forked or shallow roots. The plants have the kind of dense rampant wildness that has been tamed out of the newer hybrids, so thin them more rigorously than other varieties. Well-grown they produce smooth conical 5–8" yellow roots, showing slight green shoulders and good core color. Better flavor cooked than raw and retains good color.
Green Thumb Tip
Sow seeds outdoors 3-4 weeks before last spring frost or as soon as soil can be worked. Tamp soil firmly; keep bed moist until emergence. Germination is slow and uneven, so be patient. Using spun polyester row covers may improve germination rates.

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