New late hybrid of Berlicum type. A high yielding carrot with big and smooth roots. Perfect colour inside and outside. Because of very firm leaf this variety is very easy for mechanic harvest. The important characteristics are the high level of dry matter and long term storability.
Thanks these characteristics "KOLOSEUM" F1 is very suitable for industry - especially caning and deep freezing.
1,0 g = 800-900 seeds.
The best predecessors for carrots: tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, onions and legumes.
Care: after germination, care consists of weeding, deep loosening, watering and fertilizing. Carrots are thinned 2 weeks after germination. The second thinning with a root diameter of 1 cm, between plants leave 5-6 cm.
* Carrots are a cold-resistant crop.
Placed on light loamy and sandy loamy soils, sowing from late April to early June.
To obtain an early harvest, winter sowing is carried out at the end of October. Seeding depth - 1-2 cm, depending on the type of soil. Seeds begin to germinate at a temperature of +3+4°C (it is important to keep the soil moist).
The first thinning is in the phase of the first pair of true leaves, and the second - is in the phase of bunch ripeness.
The optimum temperature for the growth and formation of root crops is +20+22°C.
Watering and loosening - as needed.
Harvesting root crops from July to early October.