🥕🌿☀️ Nantes 3 Carrot Seeds (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) – 400 Seeds – Classic Sweet, Crisp Nantes Carrots

Description:

🌿 Latin Name: Daucus carota subsp. sativus
🥕 Common Name: Nantes 3 Carrot
📦 Quantity: 400 seeds
🌱 Type: Heirloom, open-pollinated, mid-season carrot

The Nantes 3 Carrot is a beloved classic variety, prized for its smooth, cylindrical shape, bright orange color, and exceptionally sweet, crisp texture. Known for its fine-grained flesh and minimal core, Nantes 3 is perfect for fresh eating, juicing, and cooking.

Its uniform roots grow straight and easy to harvest, making it a favorite among both home gardeners and commercial growers.

🌞 Sowing Time:

• Spring: Sow 2–4 weeks before last frost

• Fall: Sow midsummer for autumn harvests

• Succession Planting: Every 2–3 weeks for continuous harvest

🪴 Growing Instructions:

• Sowing Depth: 0.5 cm (1/4 inch)

• Thinning: Thin seedlings to 4–5 cm (1.5–2 inches) apart

• Row Spacing: 25–30 cm (10–12 inches)

• Germination Temperature: 10–24°C (50–75°F)

• Germination Time: 10–20 days

• Light: Full sun preferred

• Watering: Keep soil evenly moist for best root development

🌱 Soil & Conditions:

• Soil Type: Loose, well-drained sandy or loamy soil

• Soil Depth: Minimum 25 cm (10 inches) to allow root growth

• Soil pH: 6.0–6.8

• Fertilizer: Use balanced or low nitrogen fertilizer to promote root growth

• Climate: Thrives in cool to mild temperatures; avoid hot weather for best flavor

🥕 Plant Characteristics:

• Root Shape: Smooth, cylindrical with blunt tips

• Root Length: 15–20 cm (6–8 inches)

• Color: Bright orange

• Texture: Crisp, fine-grained, minimal core

• Flavor: Sweet, mild, and aromatic

• Days to Maturity: 70–80 days

• Storage: Excellent for fresh storage and retains flavor well

🧑🌾 Usage:

• Ideal for fresh eating, salads, juicing, roasting, and steaming

• Great for home gardens, raised beds, and small farms

• Perfect for baby carrots or slicing for snacks and recipes

🐝 Pollination & Companions:

• Pollination: Biennial (seed production in second year)

• Companion Plants: Onions, peas, lettuce, rosemary, chives

• Avoid: Dill and parsnips nearby

Each package contains 400 Nantes 3 (Nantes) coated carrot seeds

Daucus carota