Carrots Nastena

Gardeners are always trying to find the perfect variety of a particular vegetable to grow annually. It must be versatile, disease and virus resistant, and taste great. Carrots are no exception. Among this popular root vegetable in our country, there are varieties that you want to grow again and again. One of them is Nastena. Let's talk about it in more detail.

Description of the variety

"Nastena" is a variety with excellent taste, for which many housewives appreciate it. Children especially like this carrot, so it is customary to make juices and puree from it. Below in the table you will find a short description of the variety.

Nastena

Carrots "Nastena" give a good harvest, they are useful and resistant to some diseases.

Indicator name

Characteristic

Length in centimeters

15-18

Weight in grams

80-150

External data

Cylindrical, orange

Taste qualities

Juicy and moderately sweet; good for juicing, baby food, fresh consumption and processing

Disease resistance

To flowering, well stored after harvest

Maturation

Mid-season variety, 76-105 days to technical maturity

Sowing dates

From late April to early May

Yield

from 2.5 to 6.5 kilograms per square meter

Important! The ripening period of carrots is calculated from the moment the first shoots appear and to technical ripeness.

Nastena

Seed selection and planting rules

Carrots "Nastena", like many other popular varieties, are produced by various agricultural firms. They all try to stick to excellent seed quality. As a rule, gardeners prefer to buy seeds from one or two well-known companies that they trust. If the choice is made correctly, the germination rate will be almost one hundred percent.

As for the main selection criterion - the ripening period, here it is worth paying attention to the following:

  • the sweetest carrots are early ripe, but the Nastena variety does not belong to them;
  • the negative quality of all early ripening varieties is that they cannot be stored and must be consumed immediately;
  • mid-season is good because it can be stored and gains enough sweetness during the ripening period.

A few great tips for choosing carrot seeds in general are shown in the video below:

This variety cannot be stored for a long time, but it will lie down for some time. It is also worth paying attention to the fact that it is necessary to plant it after certain crops, if a root crop has not been planted in this place before. The fact is that other crops can affect the incidence of Nastena carrots.

Its predecessors can be:

  • bow;
  • cucumber;
  • early potatoes;
  • tomatoes.

The seeds are buried by 1 centimeter, no more, the distance between the beds should be 15 centimeters.

Testimonials

Gardeners speak well of this. variety of carrots:

Igor Stepanov, 65 years old, Voronezh
I like this variety because the root vegetable gives an unusual sweet taste to pilaf. It is stored in the cellar for two to three weeks, but is eaten quickly. Unpretentious, does not require complex manipulations from the summer resident.
Vera Sharaeva, 54 years old, Barnaul
I have been growing "Nastena" for the third year in a row in small quantities, because it is her that children eat with pleasure. We make mashed potatoes and juices from it.

Conclusion

Thus, Nastena carrots will become not just a table decoration, but also a favorite treat for children.

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