Carrots are grown everywhere in modern summer cottages. Its nutritional value puts it in one of the first places in the ranking of root vegetables. The popularity of carrots is explained by its benefits for the human body. To prevent vitamins from running out, gardeners grow carrots of different ripening varieties. In this article we will tell you about the best varieties of carrots for the Moscow region and give recommendations for growing them.
For each region there are varieties that are most adapted to:
- soil composition;
- climatic conditions;
- changing seasons.
To grow carrots in the Moscow region without problems and with good results, you need to pay attention to the list of varieties adapted for the region . A distinctive feature of the Moscow region is considered to be poor soil and unstable weather conditions. A high yield of carrots in such conditions is achieved by competent selection of varieties.
Carrot variety with good yield
Multi-colored varieties of carrots
I would especially like to note the multi-colored varieties of carrots. By planting several varieties of carrots in your garden plot, with multi-colored roots, you will delight not only children, but also adults. This variety will look especially impressive in fresh salads.
The color of carrots is affected by the carotene, anthocyanin, lutein, betaine and lycopene it contains. Each variety additionally contains many other beneficial substances that affect the functioning of internal organs.
White carrots, unlike other varieties, do not contain pigments and therefore practically do not cause allergies.
In the Moscow region you can grow the following colored varieties of carrots:
- Orange with a red center. It would seem that an ordinary carrot in a section will surprise you with the presence of red color. These are the Mikulovskaya and Maestro varieties.
- Red. Such carrots can be completely red, like the Delicatesnaya and Nerac varieties, or have an orange center, like the Nantese variety.
- Pink-red. The Caramel red variety has such an unusual color.
- White. It looks like parsley or parsnip root. In the Moscow region you can grow the Argo variety.
- Yellow. Bright, joyful carrots of the Yellow Caramel variety will delight you with a high yield.
- Purple. It can be colored entirely purple, like the Caramel Violet variety, or contain an orange filling, like the Violetta variety.
A pigment used in the food industry is extracted from some varieties of purple carrots. It is worth keeping in mind that these varieties of carrots actively give up their pigment and are therefore not suitable for heat treatment.
Brief description of varieties
In order to decide which variety to choose, below is a description of some popular varieties of carrots grown in the Moscow region by experienced summer residents. They plant them year after year and get a good harvest without loss.
Nantes
This variety has long been known and has proven itself to be grown not only in the Moscow region and the middle zone. Has an average ripening period. The fruits are blunt-pointed, weighing 80-160 grams. The variety is intended for cultivation in open ground. Has a long shelf life. You can plant this variety of carrots before winter.
Vitamin
One of the sweet varieties of carrots. Mid-season. The core is small and round. The weight of the root crop is 60-160 grams, length 13-15 cm. This variety is resistant to cold, therefore suitable for planting before winter. Keeps well all winter.
Losinoostrovskaya
The length of the fruit is 16-20 cm, weight - 100-154 grams. Mid-season. Also popular for growing in the Moscow region. The core is round and small. Frost-resistant, disease-resistant. The carrot pulp is juicy and tender. Suitable for long-term storage. Can be planted before winter.
Children's joy
Carrots of this variety are juicy and tasty. Refers to mid-season root crops. It grows up to 22 cm long, weight 150-170 grams. Stores well all winter. Suitable for consumption in cheese and making juices. Increased carotene content.
Amsterdam
An early ripening carrot variety. It tastes sweet and juicy. They eat it raw and make juices. Used for baby food. Stores well in winter.
Beauty Maiden
You can prepare salads, juices, and side dishes from carrots of this variety. It tastes juicy and sweet. Sow at the end of April, beginning of May. Fruit length is 14-16 cm, weight is 90-145 grams. They are classified as mid-early varieties.
Artek
Early ripening, sweet and high in carotene carrots. Weight - 75-130 grams, length - 14-16 cm. The Artek variety is resistant to white rot. Can be consumed fresh and is suitable for processing. Carrots are grown in open ground. It has high productivity.
Reviews from summer residents
★★★★★
Anna, 25 years old, housewife, Moscow. In the summer we grow Baby carrots in the country.
The harvest is average. I really like the taste. We make juices from it. The variety has never failed - we harvest every year. There was one time that crooked root vegetables grew, but this did not affect the taste or storage. The only problem is that the seeds are not so easy to find on the market. ★★★★★
Valerina, 33 years old, gardener, Moscow region. When thinning carrots, be sure to not only tear off the tops, but also remove the root from the ground.
If you leave it there, it will rot, and this contributes to the spread of disease. I like processed seeds (I planted Nandrin), they are large and can be planted one at a time, then there is no need to thin them out. ★★★★★
Oleg, 69 years old, pensioner, Moscow region. I use only proven seeds, those in prof.
packages. I like several varieties of Nandrin, Dordogne, Samson and other different varieties of Nantes carrots. But I don’t like Chantanay’s carrots, because I prefer long carrots. I get a rich harvest, but there is a lot of hassle with leaving. Hide
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In the Moscow region, as in the entire Central region of Russia, growing carrots is not very difficult. It is only important to choose the right variety that is suitable for this particular area, select the characteristics that interest you, depending on what you want to use the resulting crop for, and, if possible, comply with the growing conditions as much as possible. In this case, you will get a full-fledged rich harvest.
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Mistakes gardeners make when growing carrots
The culture is grateful and does not make any special demands, but gardeners still make mistakes.
- Sowing is carried out with expired seeds. Carrots are sown with fresh seeds. Germination rate deteriorates in the 2nd year, then drops by 30%. Dried varieties are suitable for sowing in the first year.
- Unevenness of the bottom of the furrows. When planting seeds on a tape, they experience low germination due to poor contact with the ground.
- Missing thinning deadlines. Leads to branching of roots. Late thinning cuts off the roots of neighboring plants.
- Cleaning ahead of schedule. The result is that the mass of root crops has not reached its maximum value, and the storage period is reduced.
Features of care
In order for carrots to grow well, be tasty and juicy, they need to be provided with proper care, namely:
- Watering. It should be regular and plentiful. The soil should not be allowed to dry out. Depending on weather conditions, irrigate the plant every 3-5 days.
- Thinning and weeding. After the seedlings appear and strengthen, weeds and excess carrot sprouts should be removed. You need to thin the carrots twice. Between young plants you need to leave 3-4 cm of free space. And when they grow up - at least 6 cm.
- Feeding. In total, carrots need to be fed twice. For the first time, a month after the appearance of the first shoots. The second is after thinning. Potash and complex fertilizers are excellent for this.
In addition, it is recommended to periodically loosen the beds. This will help destroy the soil crust and saturate the soil with oxygen.
Preparing carrots for storage
It often happens that carrots set aside for the winter are poorly preserved, quickly rot, and become covered with mold or a white coating. But I really want to remember summer with its rich orange-yellow flowers, as if filled with the sun. The reason for early spoilage of fruits is incorrectly selected varieties and storage conditions.
After all, root vegetables must be stored especially carefully in order to avoid unpleasant consequences. Which carrots are best preserved? Which one will help you survive winter vitamin deficiency? Be aware that varieties with shortened fruits, such as the Parisian carotele, store worse than others. Elongated carrots spoil much less during long-term storage.
So, from a pile of carrots of any variety, you need to choose those that have the necessary parameters to last a long time.
Carrots for storage should be:
- Quite mature.
- Do not have the slightest suspicion of disease, damage or rot.
- Naturally, the variety must be suitable.
- The roughness of carrots is an indicator that they are less likely to spoil.
Regardless of whether the carrots have been washed or not, they must be dried for several hours. After harvesting, carrots should not be heated! Drying can only be done in the shade. Two days before storing carrots, cool the root vegetables to zero degrees.
Fruits should be stored in a dry room with low temperature and high humidity. The temperature should always remain at the same level. The next step will be choosing containers. Sand, containers, and various boxes are suitable.
Dates for planting carrots in the Moscow region
Carrots are an unpretentious root crop, but to get a rich harvest in the Moscow region you need to know when to plant them.
You need to think about planting after the last hard frost. The culture tolerates low temperatures and light frosts down to -20C.
The time for planting seeds in the soil depends on the type of crop and the purpose of cultivation. Late varieties of carrots in the Moscow region need to be planted starting in the second half of April, as they take a long time to germinate. From the moment the seeds are planted in the ground until the first shoots appear, about three weeks pass. Late-ripening carrots require 125-145 days to ripen. When planting root crops in April, the bed is covered with film at night so that it sprouts faster.
Usually, summer residents in the Moscow region sow carrots on the May holidays. During this period, frosts completely pass, and the temperature at night does not drop below +7°C. But in order to enjoy the young root crop at the end of June, farmers begin to plant its early varieties in mid-April.
Mid-season varieties are universal, they are good fresh and can be stored for a long time. They are usually planted in early May, and intended for storage 10-15 days later.
To understand when to sow carrots, some gardeners rely on the lunar sowing calendar for the Moscow region.
Advice! In the Moscow region, it is not advisable to plant root crops before April 20, as there may be severe frosts.
Mid-season varieties and hybrids
Carrots with average ripening times grow in 3-3.5 months. It is valued for its strong immunity and taste. Gardeners identify the following best varieties and hybrids of carrots for open ground in the Moscow region.
Vitamin 6
The ripening period varies from 75 to 105 days, harvesting occurs in mid-late August. The root crops are large, cylindrical in shape, weighing up to 180 g. The peel is dense, uniformly orange in color. The taste is carroty, classic, the core is crispy. The yield of Vitamin 6 is up to 8 kg per 1 m².
Attention! To get a rich harvest, it is recommended to follow agrotechnical rules: water the beds every 5 days, apply organic and mineral fertilizers every 2 weeks, loosen the soil and remove weeds. The development of carrots is favorably influenced by liquid bird droppings, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers.
Moscow winter A-515
Compact root vegetables of rich orange color reach 10 cm in length. Average weight is 150 g, cylindrical in shape, thickened, with a rounded nose. Up to 5 kg of crop is harvested from 1 m²; carrots are suitable for long-term storage and transportation. The pulp is juicy and sweet, universal in use.
The ripening period for Moscow winter is up to 100 days.
Chantenay Royal
An easy-to-care variety, suitable for growing on any soil, ripening period up to 120 days. The vegetables are an attractive orange-red color, cone-shaped, reaching 15 cm in length. The surface is even and smooth, the peel is thick, and the taste is sweet. Chantenay Royal can be stored for up to 9 months and is resistant to diseases and pest attacks.
Soils and climate of the Moscow region - distinctive features
The temperate continental climate of the Moscow region changes from northwestern to southeastern. It becomes warmer and less humid. Warm summer weather is combined with harsh and snowy winters. Sufficient precipitation falls in all seasons, which explains the predominance of soils:
- Acidic, podzolic type in the taiga natural zone. Under coniferous forests, precipitation washes out minerals from the upper layers of the soil, so its upper part has a whitish tint.
The land is poor in humus, infertile, the content of nutrients is limited, their availability for plants is reduced due to the acidic environment of the soil.
The solution is to apply fertilizers, both mineral and organic, lime, and improve the structure.
- Soddy-podzolic. This type of soil is found in the mixed forest zone. They are considered typical soils for the Moscow region; they are more fertile. The reason is that the content of humus and nutritional components is higher, the structure is better (lumpy and powdery). Cultivation of the soil brings quality results. Before digging, the addition of organic matter is required.
- Gray forest ones. Distributed in the zone of broad-leaved forests, they are a transitional type from sod-podzolic to fertile chernozem. Heavy, slightly acidic soils, common in the southern and southwestern parts of the Moscow region. Their structure is strong, nutty, their fertility and humus content is higher (up to 4%).
- Chernozemov. The type characteristic of the forest-steppe zone is the southern part of the region. Humus content 8%, nutty-grainy structure, good fertility, almost black color. The peculiarity of the chernozem near Moscow is that it is podzolized and leached. But, owners of plots with this type of soil receive a high yield of carrots.
Advice. Before choosing a variety, the soil type is visually determined. Composition analysis is an ideal option.
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