The Long Red Blood carrot, an ancient variety, will delight your senses with its bright color and fragrant taste. Here is what you need to know about this particular carrot:
Characteristics:
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Bright color: Vividly colored in purplish red, this carrot adds an attractive visual touch to your vegetable garden. Its purplish red skin and dark reddish-orange flesh retain their color even after cooking.
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Fragrant flavor: It offers a very fragrant flavor that makes it the preferred choice of many chefs for elaborate dishes.
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Shape: Although its name suggests a significant length, this carrot has a rather short and conical shape, making it ideal for shallow soils.
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Cultivation: It thrives in sunny exposure in loose and light soil. It is suitable for summer and autumn harvests.
Growing tips:
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Sowing: For early carrots, sow from mid-February to the end of March under cover or under a cold frame. For summer harvests and storage carrots, sow from early May to the end of June.
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Maintenance: Water regularly to keep the soil slightly moist. Thin the plants to allow good root development.
Commitment to Quality: These carrot seeds are produced by SemiSauvage - Permaculture, near the Auvergne Volcanoes. They are reproducible, non-hybrid, and specially adapted to the region. Selected, sorted, stored, and carefully packaged, these seeds are guaranteed free of any chemical treatment, for the greatest pleasure of amateur gardeners.
Add these Long Red Blood carrot seeds to your collection to discover the beauty and flavor of this ancient variety.
