Chantenay Red Core Carrot
Chantenay Red Core Carrot: 65-75 days to harvest, 14-21 days to germinate, 2-3 inches between plants, pH 6.0-6.8, hardy in zones 4-11. Fruit runs to about 5-6 inches long, 2-3 inches wide at shoulder. Give it full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours) and 1 inch per week, deep consistent watering water. It will crop in a container.
Sowing
Direct sow seeds 1/4 inch deep in early spring, 2-3 weeks before last frost. Thin seedlings when 2 inches tall.
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
- Water
- 1 inch per week, deep consistent watering
- Soil
- Deep, loose, sandy loam free of stones and clods
- Soil pH
- 6.0-6.8
- Spacing
- 2-3 inches
- Season
- Cool season
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Deep orange throughout with bright orange core
- Size
- 5-6 inches long, 2-3 inches wide at shoulder
- Shape
- Broad-shouldered, conical, tapered
- Flavour
- Sweet, crisp, and tender with rich carrot flavor
In the kitchen
Fresh eating, roasting, soups, stews, juicing, excellent for storage
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Carrot rust fly, wireworms, aphids
- Diseases
- Alternaria leaf blight, bacterial soft rot, aster yellows
- Resistance
- Good tolerance to splitting and cracking
Planting calendar by USDA zone
| Zone | Start indoors | Transplant | Direct sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | — | June – July | August – September |
| 2 | — | — | May – July | July – September |
| 3 | — | — | May – June | July – October |
| 4 | — | — | April – June | July – October |
| 5 | — | — | April – May | June – November |
| 6 | — | — | April – May | June – November |
| 7 | — | — | March – May | May – November |
| 8 | — | — | March – April | May – December |
| 9 | — | — | February – March | April – December |
| 10 | — | — | January – March | March – December |
| 11 | — | — | January – February | February – December |
| 12 | — | — | January – February | February – December |
| 13 | — | — | January – February | February – December |
Companion planting
8 beneficial pairings indexed for this variety, 3 to avoid.
Avoid
Nutrition (per 100 g)
- Calories (per 100 g)
- 41
- Protein (g)
- 0.93
- Fat (g)
- 0.24
- Carbohydrate (g)
- 9.58
- Fibre (g)
- 2.8
- Sugars (g)
- 4.74
- Vitamin A (µg)
- 835
- Vitamin C (mg)
- 5.9
- Vitamin E (mg)
- 0.66
- Vitamin K (µg)
- 13.2
- Vitamin B6 (mg)
- 0.138
- Folate (µg)
- 19
- Calcium (mg)
- 33
- Iron (mg)
- 0.3
- Magnesium (mg)
- 12
- Phosphorus (mg)
- 35
- Potassium (mg)
- 320
- Zinc (mg)
- 0.24
- Selenium (µg)
- 0.1
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Cultivar facts compiled from public horticultural references including USDA GRIN and NC State Extension. Descriptions are original to this catalogue.
Grown Chantenay Red Core Carrot?
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Similar varieties
Other root vegetables with a comparable time to harvest, so a season that suits Chantenay Red Core Carrot suits these too.
- Scarlet Nantes Carrot 65 days
- Touchon Carrot 65 days
- Thumbelina Carrot 65 days
- White Spear 65 days
- Danvers Half Long Carrot 65 days
- Red Norland Potato 60 days