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Carrot Valery - Daucus carota

Daucus carota Valery
Carrot

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Herbaceous biennial plant (cultivated as an annual), from the Apiaceae family, grown as a vegetable for its roots. A productive and highly regarded variety for the production of long roots with sweet, orange flesh.
Ease of cultivation
Beginner
Height at maturity
20 cm
Soil moisture
Moist soil, Damp soil
Germination time (days)
15 days
Sowing method
Direct sowing, Sowing under cover
Sowing period March to June
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Harvest time June to November
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Description

The Valery Carrot, also known as Saint Valery, Amiens, or Boulogne, is intended for seasonal cultivation. The sowing period extends from March to July and then from September to November, with a harvest from July to November and again in May. (See details of crops No. 3, 4, and 5). Its flesh is bright orange. This variety is appreciated for its abundant production of long roots, its sweet flavour, and its hardiness.

This variety has a long root with orange flesh. It is very productive.

The carrot is a biennial herbaceous plant (cultivated as an annual), belonging to the Apiaceae family, cultivated as a vegetable for its so-called taproots, fleshy, edible, and usually orange in colour. It is a root rich in carotene. It can generally reach 30 cm (12 inches) in height. The leaves are deeply divided and covered with hairs. The flowers are small and white. They are grouped in compound umbels. These umbels have 30 to 40 rays, generally incurved towards the top. The fruits are diakynes.

The carrot is undemanding on the type of soil, however, the best roots will be harvested in a rich, light, and deep soil. It is therefore necessary to prepare the soil well by deep digging in autumn, when 2 to 3 kg of well decomposed manure or compost can be added. All stones should be removed during this operation. Before sowing, the soil will be well-crumbled and fertilised with a base fertiliser, then left as is for about fifteen days. Sowing can then take place.

Harvest: during the season, harvest the carrots as you need them. To extract the roots from the soil, use a fork spade, taking care not to damage the root. Injuries to the roots can trigger carrot rot during storage. Yield estimates can be made based on the type of cultivation and carrot. For guidance, plan for between 1 and 1.5 kg/m² for early cultivation; about 3 kg/m² for seasonal cultivation of a half-long carrots, and up to 5 kg for late cultivation of long carrots.

Storage: carrots can be done in the ground, at the place of cultivation, but this restricts space for more cultivation in the vegetable garden. In this case, in winter,  protect the roots from frost with a good layer of dead leaves. Storage in a silo is an excellent long-term solution. In a frost-free and ventilated place, cut the foliage at the base of the collar and place the roots next to each other on a bed of moist sand. Cover them with a 2 cm (1in) layer of sand and place the next row.

Gardener's Tips:
Sowing radishes and carrots on the same row and at the same time naturally distances the carrot seeds. Once harvested, the radishes will leave space for the carrots to grow. It's a winning thinning technique! Sowing carrots near a row of leeks helps protect them both from carrot fly and leek moth.

 

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Carrot Valery - Daucus carota (Harvest) Harvest

Harvest

Harvest time June to November
Type of vegetable Root vegetable
Vegetable colour orange
Size of vegetable Medium
Interest Flavour, Nutritional value, Colour, Productive
Use Cooking

Plant habit

Height at maturity 20 cm
Growth rate fast

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour medium green

Botanical data

Genus

Daucus

Species

carota

Cultivar

Valery

Family

Apiaceae

Other common names

Carrot

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Annual / Perennial

Annual

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Planting and care

Sowing Description:

Sow well spaced out, in a flat furrow about 10 cm wide and 2 cm (1in) deep. The rows should be 25 cm (10in) apart. Cover the seeds with the soil spread along the furrow and then water. Germination takes between 10 and 15 days. As soon as the seedlings reach a height of 3 to 4 cm (1 to 2in), a first thinning should be carried out by removing excess plants, leaving only one every 1 to 2 cm (0.5 to 1in). A second thinning one to two weeks later will keep only the most beautiful plants.  Thin every 3 to 5 cm (1 to 2in) for shorter crops (Culture No. 1 and 2) and 5 to 8 cm (2 to 3in) for longer crops that will form larger roots (Culture No. 3, 4, and 5).

The 5 types of crops:

Culture No. 1: forced culture. Sowing is done in January-February, under heated shelter at 15°C (59°F), for a harvest of young carrots 75 days later.

Culture No. 2: early culture. Sowing is done in February-March, under unheated shelter, for a harvest of tender carrots in June-July.

Culture No. 3: seasonal culture. Sowing is done in March-April, in open ground, for a harvest of half-long carrots from July to September.

Culture No. 4: late season culture. Sowing is done in June-July, in open ground, for a harvest of half-long carrots from September to November.

Culture No. 5: late culture. Sowing is done in October-November, under unheated shelter, for a harvest of spring carrots in May. During the freezing period, young plants are protected under a layer of dead leaves.

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Seedlings

Sowing period March to June
Sowing method Direct sowing, Sowing under cover
Germination time (days) 15 days

Care

Soil moisture Tolerant
Disease resistance Very good
Pruning No pruning necessary

Intended location

Type of use Vegetable garden
Hardiness Hardy down to -15°C (USDA zone 7b) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Soil Light
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light), 130,192
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