Carrot Berlikumer 2 ORGANIC Seeds

Carrot Berlikumer 2 ORGANIC Seeds - Irish Plants Direct

 

This medium to late cropping main variety produces orange cylindrical shaped roots with a crunchy texture and good flavour. 

 

A good flavoured winter carrot that stores well after lifting. 

 

Seed Qty 2 gram

 

Sow March - July

Germination 10 - 21 days

Loam or sandy soil that's acidic, alkaline, or neutral 

Harvest June - November 

Companion Plants Leeks, onions, parsley, radish, tomato, lettuce, and marigolds

Do not plant with kohlrabi, parsnip, or fennel.

Pull up the small carrots from June onwards. Lift the main crop from October for overwintering. It is possible in milder winters for them to be left in the ground. 

A good source of vitamin A

Use for Boiling, steaming or using raw in salad.

A handy tip to try is to thin the carrots after watering to try and avoid the carrot root fly. 

 

Carrots need a firm fertile crumbling soil that has not been manured in the last year. Dig the ground in autumn then apply a general fertiliser two weeks before planting. Keep well watered during dry spell to stop them getting woody. 

Try to thin carrots in the evening to avoid carrot root fly. 

 

Sow from March onwards under cloches to harvest an early crop in June and then make successional sowings through to August. The seed is extremely small but try to sow as thinly as possible in drills 1cm deep and in rows 15cm apart when the seedlings appear thin to around 10cm apart. 

 

 

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