FREE: Organically Grown Heirloom Red Cored Chantenay Carrots - 50 Seeds

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You are bidding on 50 seeds of my heirloom Red Cored Chantenay carrot seeds.

Introduced from France in the late 1800s. This is sometimes described as a "blocky, broad-shouldered variety with a blunt tip, about 5-1/2" long and 2-1/2" at the shoulder. Deep orange interior. Adaptable to clay and a wide range of soils. A versatile, good winter keeper that is quite tasty, raw or cooked. Stores well in the ground. Becomes sweeter in storage."

I like that it has fat reddish roots which are sweet, crisp, and wonderful for winter storage. Chantenay red cored is known for its ability to handle relatively heavy soils and still produce. It does well in my clay soil and resists splitting and forking. It truely is Reliable! And of course Chantenay red cored makes a good storage carrot.

The tops are shorter and the foliage finer cut than regular Chantenay. However, the tops are not brittle and are strong enough to bunch easily. The roots are refined in appearance with small collars, are evenly stumped and have very small rat-tails. The surface of the root is smooth and free from large eyes and side rootlets. The exterior color is a rich orange, decidedly deeper than the ordinary run of the mill Chantenay.

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