The "Boltex" variety is suitable for early sowing in order to obtain "bunch" products. Such varieties have a very important advantage among all types of carrots. First, mid-late varieties can be grown in different ways.
This method helps out with a deficiency of vitamins on our table in early spring. Delicate carrots with a high content of carotene are very useful for children and the diet. To get such an early harvest, you need to sow seeds already in mid-April, in extreme cases, the first days of May are suitable. Secondly, Boltex carrot seeds are successfully used for winter sowing. In this case, the harvest is received a week, or even two, earlier than usual. Sowing is carried out from the end of October or November. Sometimes, weather permitting, even in December. And besides, mid-late carrots are well stored, which cannot be said about early ripening varieties.
Boltex carrots are an improved variety of the Shantane type. It is best to plant this species on those ridges where leafy vegetables were grown. The food that was brought for them serves as a good recharge for the Boltex carrots. The rest of the dressing is done in accordance with the schedule and needs of the soil. The seeds are sown in the grooves. The distance between the rows is 25 cm, the optimal seeding depth is up to 1.5 cm. The soil is spilled with warm water along the bottom of the furrow, after absorption, carrots are sown. Yields equally good in greenhouses, open ground and film shelters.
Variety characteristics
Boltex carrots differ among mid-late varieties by a number of advantages:
- smoothness and harmony of the shape of root crops;
- high stable yield;
- moderate resistance to blooming and cracking;
- excellent aroma and taste;
- the ability to maintain their taste and marketability for a long time.
Root crops ripen 120 days after shoots appear. When ripe, they reach a length of 15 cm, look attractive, have a high saturation orange color. Carrots are large enough, one vegetable can weigh more than 350 g.
Easily removed from the beds, even during the rainy season. The variety is consumed fresh for cooking, juices, mashed potatoes, casseroles. Perfectly preserved in a processed form. Root crops "Boltex" are frozen in crushed form, canned. And, most importantly, it is stored for a long time and with high quality. A reliable source of vitamins in winter. Before buying seeds, you need to pay attention to the photo, reviews and description of the variety on the label. Seeds can be bought in specialized stores in large cities - Moscow, St. Petersburg, as well as in other regions.
Testimonials
The best recommendation for the variety is the reviews of gardeners who prefer Boltex carrots:
