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CARROT PICTURES
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Carrots - Pictures By Variety
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Which Variety?
Carrots are classified in two ways - cropping time, early or
maincrop - shape, short, medium or long. Unless you are growing
carrots for exhibition, forget the long types, which can grow to
1metre (3 foot) in length. Recommended varieties are listed below - click on a variety below for a picture. |
| Variety |
Crop |
Shape |
Comments |
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Maestro |
Maincrop |
Medium |
Excellent resistance to carrot fly. A very tasty round
ended carrot. RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM) in 2005. |
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Carson |
Maincrop |
Short |
A hybrid Chantenay carrot with superb taste. Stores very
well, grows well in heavy soils. RHS Award of Garden Merit
(AGM) in 2005. |
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Flyaway |
Early |
Medium |
Although the are early, they can be sown all through the
season. Some resistance to carrot fly. A sweet tasting
carrot with rounded ends. |
| Autumn
King 2 |
Maincrop |
Medium
to long |
Keeps
very well, traditional carrot shape. RHS Award of Garden
Merit (AGM) in 1995. |
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Parmex |
Early |
Round |
Small round carrots which a great for sowing all year
long. Good in clay and shallow soils. Good for container
growing as well. RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM) in 1993
and 2006. |
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