Carot "Nantes 3" (Tip Top) 100 g

* Carrot is a cold-resistant crop. They are placed on light loamy and sandy loam soils. Sown from late April to early June. To obtain an early harvest, pre-winter sowing is carried out in late October. Seeding depth is 1-2 cm depending on the soil type. 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, the second – in the phase of bunching maturity. The optimal temperature for the growth and formation of root crops is +20+22 °C. Watering and loosening – as needed. Harvesting of root crops is from July to early October.

...The soil for sowing carrots should be prepared in the fall. Make beds 15-18 cm high (in spring, the soil on such beds warms up and matures faster). For digging in the fall, 25 g of superphosphate and 20 g of potassium salt per 1 sq. m should be applied.
...In the spring, the beds should be dug up again, 15 g of ammonium nitrate per sq. m should be added, leveled, and slightly compacted. If the soils are very poor, organic matter (compost, humus, peat, rotted manure) is applied in the fall at 4-5 kg per 1 sq. m. 
...Before sowing, carrot seeds are soaked to obtain quick and uniform emergence. 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 a cloth in a thin layer and dried until flowable.
...Mid-ripening carrot varieties are sown early in the spring, and early varieties - 2 weeks later so that by the time of harvest the root crops do not overgrow. Overgrown root crops crack, store poorly, and lose their valuable taste and nutritional qualities. 
...When sowing carrots before winter, you can get root crops 15 days earlier. 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 earth (1 cm), and mulched on top with peat or humus with a layer of 3-4 cm. The seeding rate of carrot seeds when sowing before winter is increased by 20-25 percent. At least 1 gram of seeds is sown per 1 sq. m. 
...In the spring, carrots are sown on beds in furrows. 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 earth and mulched with peat or humus. Carrot seedlings appear on the 14th-15th day. When seedlings appear, 10 days later, the first top dressing with ammonium nitrate is carried out - 20 g/sq. m, into the row spacings with incorporation into the soil. If the soil is dry, the crops must be watered well after top dressing. 
...Plant care consists of loosening, breaking the crust that forms after rains, weeding, thinning crops, top dressing, and watering. Carrots do not tolerate weediness 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. A distance of 1-1.5 cm is left between plants. The second thinning is carried out 15 days after the first. After the second thinning, the distance between plants should be 4-6 cm. After each thinning, the plants must be watered. 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 carrots in a timely manner, especially in the first phases of plant development, since with a lack of moisture, plant growth is delayed, and root crops turn out small and deformed.