Carrot : Tendersnax F1 Hybrid
Vegetable
- Cropping: 85 days (Summer-Fall)
Description
An early maturity sister line to Sugarsnax producing slightly tapered,13-15cm (5-6in) blunt ended, smooth, rich orange roots.
Outstanding juicy and tender sweet flavour.
Delicious eaten raw in salads, used for juicing or as a cooked vegetable.
High in Beta-carotene and Vitamin A and rich in antioxidants.
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | April to July |
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| Sowing depth: | ½in |
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Sow at 4 week intervals. Sow thinly, 1cm (½) deep in drills 30cm (12in) apart. Thin seedlings to 5cm (2in) apart when large enough to handle, to reduce risk of carrot root fly attack.
Growing Instructions
Keep well watered for best quality roots.
Aftercare Instructions
Later sowings can be lifted and stored.
Kitchen Notes
Chunks of the sweet flesh are delicious in salads or used as dippers with cream cheese.
