Matures in 70 Days

One of the finest carrots grown, of excellent quality, attractive shape, and bright orange all the way through. Nantes has a delicious flavor either raw, cooked, or frozen. Roots grow 6–8 inches long and are cylindrical and stump-rooted.

Sowing:

Sow seeds outdoors as early as the ground can be worked.
Plant in rows 12–15 inches apart, spacing seeds ½ inch apart in the row.
Cover seed with ¼ inch of fine soil, well pressed down.
Keep soil moist until plants grow.
Thinning:

When plants are 2 to 3 inches tall, thin to 2 to 3 inches apart.
Germination:

Carrot is very slow to germinate, requiring up to 3 to 4 weeks depending on soil and weather conditions.
Remarks:

Some gardeners like to soak the seed a few hours before planting to aid germination.
Make successive sowings up to mid-July for full-sized roots for winter storage.
Plant radish seeds in the row; they will mature and can be harvested before the carrots get too large.