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Growing carrots is easy. This unpretentious root vegetable is extremely responsive to good care and favorable growing conditions. It is quite another matter when it becomes boring for an inquisitive and inquisitive gardener to grow high yields of root crops and various berries from year to year. Habit kills the love of creativity. It is this kind of creativity that is the driving force of every natural scientist.
The desire to grow not just a big harvest, but a harvest of some amazing variety. Let such a variety be distinguished by fruits of extraordinary taste, color or size. The main thing is that it should be interesting and surprising for oneself and for others. Let it be a red carrot without a core or a root vegetable weighing more than 500 g. Maybe this is not very necessary, but interesting.
Agrotechnology is the head of everything
Knowledge of the basics of agricultural technology is a prerequisite for an inquisitive gardener.
Missed little things will turn into a big loss of the harvest or its taste in the future. Strict adherence to them will be the foundation for any horticultural experiment:
As for carrots, these are, first of all:
- planned crop rotation. Otherwise, diseases and pests will become companions of the upcoming battle for the harvest;
- preparation of the beds for the upcoming planting. Light and humus-fertilized soil should be prepared ahead of time. The use of fresh manure should be completely excluded. The arrangement of the beds for carrots should be done in a well-ventilated and bright place;
- selection and preparation of seeds for planting. Soaking, hardening and germination are prerequisites for any preparation of carrot seeds. Separately, you can experiment with dropping seeds in cloth bags into the ground in the earliest spring. The duration of such hardening is at least 3 weeks before planting;
- the organization of beds and planting of seeds should be as sparse as possible and take place in the absence of migration of the carrot fly. Otherwise, various types of shelters and low, finely mesh hedges will be required;
- feeding and watering must be carried out in accordance with the recommendations of the variety manufacturer and the current growing conditions;
- regular thinning of carrot plantings and pest control. A prerequisite for thinning is the immediate removal of the tops from the cultivated beds in order to avoid attracting carrot flies;
- harvesting according to the length of the growing season and current growing conditions.
Good variety for experiment
Carrot variety "Long red without a core" does not give itself out by its external data. The most interesting thing is inside her. Rather, it is not even found, but absent. And it lacks a core. Of course, carrots do not exist without a core, it is just that in this variety it is completely invisible. This creates the complete impression that she simply does not exist.
The characteristic features of this carrot are:
- the growing season of a carrot variety is no more than 115 days, which gives it the right to be called mid-season;
- root crops are cylindrical in shape. They are surprisingly even and very smooth with a slightly pointed tip;
- very juicy and sweet fruit of this variety has a pleasant dark orange pulp with a pleasant and aromatic taste;
- the size of carrots, with proper agricultural technology, deserves respect. Its length can exceed 200 mm with an average diameter very close to 30 mm. The weight of such a fruit can exceed 200 g;
- the yield of the carrot variety "red without core" sometimes exceeds 9 kg / m2... The usual yield for this carrot variety rarely drops below 6 kg / m2;
- the variety is unusually resistant to fruit cracking and garden blooming;
- the root vegetable is attractive for fresh use, including for dietary and baby food, as well as for regular harvesting for future use.
A few tips on agricultural techniques for carrots "Red without a core"
Carrots of this variety, possessing high consumer and agrotechnical characteristics, do not put forward high requirements for gardeners. They are quite simple and familiar to everyone who has ever grown carrots in compliance with all the recommendations of the variety grower.
Nonetheless:
- the variety is undemanding to the soil. If it is light loamy or fertile sandy loam, then he does not need a better option;
- as for all varieties of carrots, for him, the best predecessors in the garden will be legumes, ordinary tomatoes and potatoes, he will not mind cucumbers and onions either;
- spring sowing of carrots is best done at the end of April in beds with a depth of no more than 30 mm. The distance between adjacent rows is not less than 200 mm;
- after 2 weeks, after germination, planting carrots should be thinned out. The next thinning should be done when the roots reach 10 mm in diameter. At this time, the distance between plants should be at least 60 mm;
- pre-winter planting of this carrot variety can be performed when the temperature drops to +50S, which usually happens at the end of October. The seeds are planted to a depth of 20 mm and mulched with light humus or peat.
The opinion of experienced gardeners and amateurs
You can gain experience from your own mistakes, but it's not bad to listen to the advice of those who have already gained this experience. Although, in this case, his experience and professionalism will influence the recommendations of the advisers. In other words, any advice needs to be transformed through your own skill and knowledge.
Conclusion
The coreless carrot variety continues to gain in popularity. Its dietary and taste qualities, without any doubt, will be met with interest by many gardeners and their acquaintances. But no matter how good the variety is in its characteristics and reviews, without proper agricultural technology and prudent management, the result will be sad. The work and care of the gardener is half of the promises announced by the variety grower.
