Mokum Carrot
Mokum Carrot: 50-60 days to harvest, 10-17 days to germinate, 2 inches between plants, pH 6.0-6.8, hardy in zones 4-11. Fruit runs to about 5 1/2-6 1/2". Give it full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours) and 1 inch per week, consistent moisture water. It will crop in a container. Because this is a hybrid, seed saved from it will not repeat the parent — plan on fresh seed each year.
Sowing
Direct sow 2-3 weeks before last frost. Sow seeds 1/4 inch deep, succession plant every 2-3 weeks through summer.
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
- Water
- 1 inch per week, consistent moisture
- Soil
- Deep, loose, well-drained sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 6.0-6.8
- Spacing
- 2 inches
- Season
- Warm season annual
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Bright orange throughout
- Size
- 5 1/2-6 1/2"
- Shape
- Cylindrical Nantes-type, blunt tip, smooth
- Flavour
- Exceptionally sweet and crisp with fine texture and no woody core
In the kitchen
Fresh eating, juicing, salads, roasting, steaming. Premium quality for all uses.
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Carrot fly, aphids, flea beetles, wireworms
- Diseases
- Alternaria leaf blight, cercospora leaf spot, bacterial soft rot
- Resistance
- Excellent resistance to alternaria leaf blight and cavity spot
Planting calendar by USDA zone
| Zone | Start indoors | Transplant | Direct sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | — | June – July | July – September |
| 2 | — | — | May – July | July – September |
| 3 | — | — | May – June | June – October |
| 4 | — | — | April – June | June – October |
| 5 | — | — | April – May | June – November |
| 6 | — | — | April – May | May – November |
| 7 | — | — | March – May | May – November |
| 8 | — | — | March – April | April – December |
| 9 | — | — | February – March | March – 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
Where to buy seed and equipment
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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 Mokum Carrot?
Post a crop report — day counts, reservoir readings, what worked. Variety-specific logs are the most useful thing on the forum.
Similar varieties
Other root vegetables with a comparable time to harvest, so a season that suits Mokum Carrot suits these too.
- Purple Top White Globe Turnip 50 days
- Red Ace Beet 50 days
- Paris Market Carrot 50 days
- Miyashige 50 days
- Mini Mak 50 days
- KN-Bravo 49 days