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Creme De Lite F1 from F1 Hybrid varieties of Carrot Family

Botanical Name

Daucus carota ' Creme De Lite F1'

Growing Instructions

The soil should be slightly acid to slightly alklaline in full sun so Sandy or Chalky soil mulched with 4" (100mm) deep with manure (Cow is best because it has no seeds in it) the previous autumn is best. Before sowing, fork and then rake the soil to create a fine tilth.

Sow seed 3 inches (75mm) apart in drills 6 inches (150mm) apart and 3/4 inche (18mm) deep, when the soil temperature is above 7C.

Distance between plants per

Row in ground:..3 inches (75mm)
25cm (10") pot:.3 inches
Growbag:..........3 inches

Sowing and Harvesting Times

Sow in greenhouse:............
Plant out from under glass:..
Sow outdoors:....................End of March-July
Plant plug plants:................
Transplant outdoor sowings:.
Harvest period:...................August-November

Plant in Rotation Type
 

Companion Planting: Short-lived Crop C

4-Year Rotation: Root

Height x Spread in feet

Foliage Colour

Dark Green

Food Colour

Orange

Good Companions

Chives, Onion, Leek, Rosemary, Wormwood, Sage, Parsley, Black Salsify help against the Carrot Fly.

Deciduous tree sawdust laid as a mulch also protects carrots from carrot fly.

Radish, Leaf lettuce, Tomato, Asparagus, Marigold, Nasturtium, Flax, Pea, Scorzonera hispanica and
Bean.

Bad Companions

Ethylene Gas from ripening Apples causes a bitter flavour in Carrots.

Potato, Kohlrabi, Fennel, Dill and Cabbage.

Culinary Use

Grated Carrot for salads, steamed Carrot as vegetable or add to meat in casseroles or pies before cooking them.

Comment

Available as seed from Dobies