Carrot "Parijser Markt 4"

CARROT "PARIJSE MARKT 4".
Early variety. Root crops are round, bright orange colour, very tasty. Especially populär variety among gardeners, valued not only for its shape but also liigh carotene content of root crops.
Suitable for fresh use, processing, freezing. Round root crops can be preserved whole with other vegetables.

...The soil for sowing carrots should be prepared in the fall. Make ridges 15-18 cm high (in spring, the soil warms up and ripens faster on such ridges). When digging in the fall, add 25 g of superphosphate and 20 g of potassium salt per 1 sq. m. 
...In the spring, the ridges should be dug up again, add 15 g of ammonium nitrate per sq. m, level and lightly compact. If the soil is very poor, add organic matter (compost, humus, peat, rotted manure) in the fall at 4-5 kg ​​per 1 sq. m. 
...Before sowing, carrot seeds are soaked to obtain quick and uniform shoots. Soaking of seeds is carried out in clean tap water for 1-1.5 days, changing the water 3-4 times during this time. Then the seeds are scattered on the fabric in a thin layer and dried to a loose state.
...Mid-season carrot varieties are sown early in the spring, and early varieties - 2 weeks later, so that the root crops do not overgrow by the time of harvesting. Overgrown root crops crack, do not store well and lose their valuable taste and nutritional qualities.
...When sowing carrots before winter, you can get root crops 15 days earlier. The beds for such sowing are prepared in the fall. With the onset of the first frosts (October-November), dry carrot seeds are sown in furrows, sprinkled with a thin layer of soil (1 cm), and mulched on top with peat or humus with a layer of 3 - 4 cm. The sowing rate of carrot seeds when sowing before winter is increased by 20-25%. At least 1.0 grams of seeds are sown per 1 m2. 
...In spring, carrots are sown in furrows on ridges. The distance between the furrows is 20 cm. The seed sowing rate is 0.8 g / sq. m. The furrows are covered with a 2 cm layer of soil and mulched with peat or humus. Carrot seedlings appear on the 14th - 15th day. When seedlings appear after 10 days, the first top dressing with ammonium nitrate is carried out - 20 g / sq. m, in the aisles with incorporation into the soil. If the soil is dry, then after top dressing the crops must be well watered. 
...Plant care consists of loosening, breaking up the crust that forms after rain, weeding, thinning out the crops, fertilizing and watering. Carrots do not tolerate weeds well: to get a good harvest, it is important to keep the crops clean. 
...The first thinning of carrots is carried out when the first true leaves appear. The distance between plants is 1-1.5 cm. The second thinning is carried out 15 days after the first. After the second thinning, the distance between plants should be 3-4 cm. After each thinning, it is imperative to water the plants. After the second thinning, the plants are fed with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers: 20 g of potassium salt and 25 g of superphosphate per 1 sq. m. 
...It is necessary to water the carrots in a timely manner, especially in the first phases of plant development, since with a lack of moisture, plant growth is delayed, and the root crops are small and ugly.