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Carrots

by Diane - November 11th, 2014.
Filed under: Suttons Seeds.

Carrot seed from Suttons.
Carrots will benefit from a sieved fine quality soil. Use John Innes number 3 if you have some spare cash. Use mesh netting to prevent carrot fly and get another crop (like lettuce) in after you’ve picked your carrots.


Carrot Patio Planters
 £14.99
Carrots aren’t a traditional choice for patio growing, as most containers aren’t deep enough to allow roots to develop properly. But now, with these specially designed planters, you can grow a bumper crop on your back doorstep. Made from tough polypropylene, in an attractive orange-red carrot colour, with drainage holes to prevent waterlogging, they can be reused year after year. Complete with handy growing guide. Planters measure 30cm (12) x 45cm (18) x 30cm (12) high.BUY 2 GET A 3RD FREE – on any of the following items:581757 Vegetable Planters581585 Short Balcony Planters586464 Strawberry Planters582709 Carrot Patio Planters582719 Cane Patio Planter580990 Easy-harvest Patio Potato Planters

Carrot Patio Planters plus FREE SEEDS
 £26.98
Grow a bumper crop of carrots on your back doorstep! Unlike most containers, these are deep enough to allow roots to develop properly. Made from tough polyethylene, with drainage holes, they can be reused year after year. Complete with growing guide and a FREE packet of seeds of delicious and easy-to-grow carrots. Planters measure 30cm (12) x 45cm (18) x 30cm (12) high. 4 Planters Plus FREE seeds.

Carrot Seeds – Amsterdam Forcing 3
 £2.49
Amsterdam Forcing 3 is a carrot with a superb taste that can be grown in tubs, raised beds or borders. Harvest from small finger size or wait until they’re bigger. Can be sown under glass or in succession outdoors for small, succulent roots.

Carrot Seeds – Autumn King 2
 £1.99
Autumn King 2 is a large, popular, late maturing carrot producing good-sized, cylindrical, red-cored roots of extra fine quality. A heavy cropper that’s good for storing too. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.

Carrot Seeds – Autumn King 2
 £4.99
Good-sized, cylindrical, red-cored roots of extra fine quality. Larger than the Nantes type, and good for storing. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.

Carrot Seeds – Berlicum 2
 £0.99
A cylindrical, long stump-rooted variety that has an excellent colour and small core. Stores well.

Carrot Seeds – Chantenay Red Cored 2
 £1.55
A first-class carrot, producing good quality, flavoursome carrots over a long cropping period. Increasingly popular in supermarkets, it is ideal for boiling, steaming or stir-frying.

Carrot Seeds – Early Nantes 5
 £4.99
Part of the Sutton’s Seeds Vegetable Heritage RangeEarly Nantes 5 is a suberb tasting carrot that’s excellent for successional sowing, or in frames or under cloches for early roots. Suitable for salads, cooking or freezing.1938 packet details – Roots cylindrical in shape, with neat tops. Early maturing.

Carrot Seeds – Early Nantes 5
 £1.99
Part of the Sutton’s Seeds Vegetable Heritage RangeEarly Nantes 5 is a suberb tasting carrot that’s excellent for successional sowing, or in frames or under cloches for early roots. Suitable for salads, cooking or freezing.1938 packet details – Roots cylindrical in shape, with neat tops. Early maturing.

Carrot Seeds – F1 Bangor
 £2.79
An excellent, heavy yielding Nantes/Berlicum hybrid. Medium early maturing roots, smooth skinned, cylindrical and uniform in colour. Stores well. Resistant to Greentop and cracking. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.

Carrot Seeds – F1 Eskimo
 £3.99
Eskimo can be cropped late and stored, or overwintered on well drained soils. A very strong carrot with robust tops, and high Cavity Spot and Alternaria tolerance. Recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Frost-tolerant Eskimo carrot wins NIAB award.

Carrot Seeds – F1 Maestro
 £3.99
This superior carrot also has excellent disease tolerance (including Cavity Spot and Alternaria). Actually bred for root quality and reliability of crop, it has good foliage health and vigour, and is ideal for organic production. Variety recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.

Carrot Seeds – F1 Match
 £1.89
Bred by our own group, this variety has a short, dense core and superb flavour. It performs well on all soil types, and shows excellent keeping qualities, storing in good condition until March/April.

Carrot Seeds – F1 Purple Sun
 £2.49
Unlike other purple carrots, this one boasts a striking strong purple colour from skin to core . . . which means its absolutely packed with vitamins and antioxidants! The tasty roots are highly pointed at the tip with flat to rounded shoulders and will add colour to any dish. Can be harvested as baby carrots or grown to full size!

Carrot Seeds – F1 Rainbow
 £1.75
An unusual and fascinating carrot mixture, producing delicious roots in an array of shades – even the fussiest of kids may be tempted by the look of it!

Carrot Seeds – F1 Resistafly
 £2.79
Ideal for organic growers, this delicious, high quality Nantes-type variety is a good choice for anyone worried about those pesky pests! Recommended for deep freezing.

Carrot Seeds – Ideal
 £1.55
A super-fast-maturing Nantes type. Uniform, rich-orange, delicious-flavoured roots. Superb eaten whole or grated in salads. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Ready to eat in just 6-12 weeks. Ideal for small spaces.These excellent ‘baby’ vegetables are bred to be at their sweetest and most nutritious whilst still small in size. They are ideal for gardening in small spaces such as the patio.

Carrot Seeds – Nantes 2 Mars Organic
 £2.49
A tasty early to mid-season bunching carrot which stores well.

Carrot Seeds – Rondo
 £1.99
A tasty, uniform, round variety with good internal and external colouring, which yielded well in our trials. Ideal for shallow soils as well as containers.

Carrot Seeds – St. Valery
 £1.99
Reliable maincrop carrot producing long, tapering roots; excellent for winter storage.

Carrot Seeds – Yellowstone
 £2.49
High in vitamins A, C and beta carotene, it’s also very tasty and easy to grow too! Reaches up to 20cm (8) in length and full of flavour!

Carrot Seeds – Yellowstone
 £2.55
High in vitamin A, C, and beta carotene, it’s also very tasty…and easy to grow, too!