Do you love eating carrot? Hmm, I shouldn’t not ask that. The question I should be asking is what do you know about the carrot you eat?

For a start we know bunnies like carrot because they are sweet, it comes in type and different varieties have its seasons. Really but we get to eat them all the time. Yes we do, and it is seasonal. Carrots are vegetable and like all vegetables it has a time when it is plant and harvested. Carrots are planted in early spring and are harvested at late spring and planted again in late summer.

Type of carrots

There are different types and varieties of carrot for those of us who are used to one type and one variety of carrot. There are five types of carrot and different varieties under each type. The five type and their varieties are:

1.     Nantes.

Nantes has three varieties which are; Early Nantes, Nelson and Mokum. It is sweet flavor and it is crisp in texture and has limited storage potential. This type and its varieties can grow in loose sandy soil or in bed enriched with organic manure.

  

    

     Chantaney.

Chantenay has three varieties which are; Red core, Kuttiger, Kurota. It has conical roots broad shoulder and round tips. It has sweet flavor good storage potential. It can grow from summer to fall; it can grow in any kind of soil especially the ones with rich organic matter content.

 Miniature / Baby

Miniature or Baby has three varieties which are; Thumbelina, Little finger and Parmex. It is round cylindrical or tapered roots, it has crisp texture and when it is mature it is frequently quite sweet. It grows in any rich soil that drains well

     

     

           Imperator

Imperator also has three varieties which are; Yellowstone, Purple Haze and Sugarsnax. It is long, has strong tops with stocky shoulders and tapered roots. It has slightly fibrous texture and stores well. It roots size up well in sandy loam soil and it roots can become quite larger.

      

     

     Danvers.

Danvers has three varieties which are: Danvers, Healthmaster and Danvers half long. It is thick rooted with cylindrical shape, often with yellowish core. It is used in making juice and it is used in processing and it stores well. it grows in deep sandy loam soil.

How to preserve carrot

If you want to make sure new carrots stay sweet and crispy, take off the greens and immerse them in water in a preserved container. Keep the container in the refrigerator and change the water every 4-5 days.

Source: motherearthnews.com