Yellow carrots, or white ones, or another variety altogether, which one should you choose? This is a very important question for both experienced gardeners and beginners. After all, the best varieties of carrots will provide you with vegetables of excellent taste and quality throughout the winter.
There are a wide variety of carrot types on the modern seed market. But how to choose the best varieties, and how not to get lost in all the variety of types and varieties of such a healing vegetable?
From early childhood, we all know that carrots are a very healthy and even healing root vegetable. It saturates the body with vitamins, fights anemia, improves vision, and brings great benefits to the human body as a whole.
The popularity and demand for carrots has led to the fact that breeders have created, and continue to create, a huge number of carrot varieties, but which ones are better for eating, and how to distinguish them from fodder varieties? Let's figure it out.
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So what is a carrot? This is a root vegetable that is well known to every housewife and every gardener; it is simply irreplaceable in the kitchen. According to the ripening period it can be early, middle and late. Not only people, but also animals love carrots, which is why there are also fodder varieties.
If earlier we were accustomed to such a fruit of an exceptionally bright orange color, now carrots can be red, maybe yellow, there is a white root vegetable, and even black.
A good carrot variety does not depend on its color. The best variety is determined not by color, but by taste, yield, and whether it is well stored.
Now let’s look in order at the abundance of the best varieties. The best varieties of carrots are present in our market with a huge variety of species.
Varietal varieties
The best varieties of carrots have one thing in common: they all belong to the Chantane type.
Red Cored carrots are one of the most famous and sought after varieties. This is a sowing carrot; in terms of ripening time, it belongs to the early varieties. This is the highest-yielding beauty, bright orange color. The root vegetables are short, cone-shaped, very uniform, neat, growing up to 10-16 cm in length. The core is the same color as the whole vegetable. The harvest can be harvested 70-80 days after planting. The fruits are endowed with excellent taste; they are sweet, aromatic and juicy. This variety is not suitable for long-term storage and wintering; this feature distinguishes it from late-ripening fruits.The vegetable must be consumed and processed during the summer-autumn period.
Boltex carrots also belong to the Shantane type. This is an innovative, improved variety; in terms of ripening time, it belongs to the average ripening of the vegetable. This is a small and neat root vegetable, growing up to 10-16 cm in length. The fruits are uniform, rich, bright orange, the center is the same color as the whole fruit. This valuable vegetable is very sweet, juicy and aromatic. It can be consumed raw or can be successfully processed. The ripening period is 115-120 days, the weight of one fruit is approximately 130 grams. This variety has quite high productivity.
Carrot Samson. This is also a sowing carrot, which has earned the love and respect of summer residents and housewives due to its ease of care and high taste standards. This variety was invented by Dutch breeders. Mid-season, perfectly withstands the entire winter - spring season. Ripening occurs in 110-120 days, it is recommended to eat both fresh and fried, boiled, stewed.
This beauty can be called a giant; the longest fruits can grow up to 30 cm and weigh 200 grams. A very high-yielding variety.
The Carini carrot belongs to the mid-late variety of the Chantane variety. Root vegetables of bright color of the setting sun, small and neat in size, weighing approximately 150 grams. Very decent yield and ease of care make this orange beauty a favorite of gardeners. Excellent storage. It has a pronounced sweet taste, is juicy, and is perfectly preserved throughout the winter-spring season. This is a delicious delicacy fresh, as well as in the form of juices and all kinds of stewed and fried dishes.
Vita Longa carrots are also a favorite of gardeners.The mid-season variety gives quite acceptable yields on any type of soil, is extremely unpretentious in care, and tolerates drought well. The taste is very sweet and aromatic, does not crack, the flesh is dense and juicy, and is well stored throughout winter and spring. The fruits are medium size, conical in shape.
Moscow winter carrots belong to medium-ripening varieties; they have proven themselves worthily on the Russian market. The orange-colored variegated beauty reaches small sizes, is uniform and dense, conical in shape, does not require special care, is drought-resistant, and produces decent yields.
Moscow winter carrots are very sweet and aromatic, thanks to these qualities they confidently hold a leading position in the sales market.
Cascade carrots are an overseas beauty that came to us from Holland and were immediately loved by both our consumers and producers. Its ripening period is average; 120 days pass from planting seeds in the ground to harvesting. Reviews about this variety are all positive: gardeners note its excellent taste, good storage, and ease of care and cultivation.
The Red Giant carrot came to us from Germany and took root well in our latitudes. This is a late-ripening variety that is not even afraid of frost. The vegetable is quite large in size, bright orange in color. According to consumer reviews, everyone is very happy with these carrots.
It is this vegetable that makes it possible to enjoy juicy and sweet root vegetables directly from the garden (pre-washed) after the first frost. It has a long and excellent shelf life and is suitable for consumption raw and processed.
The best varieties of carrots also include Emperor carrots. This carrot is quite impressive in size (it reaches 25 cm in length). The ripening period for such carrots is only 100 days, but its distinctive feature is that with early ripening it has excellent preservation abilities. The vegetable ripens early and is stored for a long time, and throughout the year pleases with its sweet taste and aroma. The fruits are rich orange with a red tint, cylindrical in shape, and quite large in size. The pulp is elastic, juicy and sweet, and is completely unpretentious to grow.
Gourmand carrots, like all varieties of this vegetable, reproduce by seeds. This is a mid-early variety that has confidently occupied a leading position in the market for a long time. It is characterized by high yield and excellent taste. This vegetable has a high carotene content.
It is this variety that is successfully used on an industrial scale for the preparation of baby food and juices. The vegetable is incredibly sweet and aromatic and transports well.
Another very unusual and unique variety is the “Coreless” carrot. Its main feature is the absence of a core. It also has excellent taste and a rich orange color. But with cultivation, care and land, everything is not so simple here. Unlike other varieties, seeds of this variety must be planted in well-fertilized soil. If the soil is not fertilized, the seed may simply not produce any germination.
Carrot "Mo" is a late-ripening variety that is dug up in the fall after the first frost. A feature of this species is its high yield and good preservation in winter and spring.The taste of this variety of medicinal vegetable is also excellent, the root vegetable is sweet and juicy. Excellent for eating raw and processed.
All of the above carrot seeds are the best varieties for open ground.
Beneficial features
Regardless of the ripening period, all of the above varieties of tasty and healthy vegetables are the best existing varieties. You can use them to prepare all kinds of salads, vegetable stews, soups, and borscht. This is an excellent side dish for meat and mushroom dishes. Freshly squeezed juice from this beautiful root vegetable will bring you and your loved ones great benefits.
Carrots are an important component in the diet menu. The high sugar content makes it a healthy sweet that can be consumed even if you have diabetes. Carotene, which is present in all varieties of this vegetable without exception, improves vision. And the excellent vitamin composition makes the root vegetable an indispensable medicine during the period of spring vitamin deficiency, or any other type of depletion of the body. The high fiber content makes the vegetable indispensable in the prevention of various digestive disorders. Even small children can benefit from simply gnawing on carrots to stimulate teeth growth.
We looked at the best varieties of carrots for eating. But there are also fodder carrots, because even animals are not averse to pampering themselves with such a delicacy. Farmers actively use feed carrots to raise healthy livestock. White carrots, unusual for our eyes, are precisely the food variety of this vegetable. And it has a white color due to the lack of carotene, because it is this that saturates the fruits with a bright orange color.
White carrots are successfully fed to animals.White carrots, like yellow ones, serve as excellent feed for livestock. Yellow color indicates low carotene content.
But there are also cultivated varieties of yellow carrots on the market that can be eaten and processed by people. The amount of carotene in it is slightly lower than in bright orange fruits, but it contains such a useful substance for humans as lutein.
Discover your favorite varieties of this miracle vegetable, then you and your loved ones will always be healthy.
