Carrot Chantenay

Short, blunt-rooted carrot bred for heavy and shallow soils. The carrot to grow if your ground is not perfect.

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Sowing and growing

Sowing and harvest months
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Harvest							Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Depth: 10 mm
Spacing: 8 cm
Germination: 14 – 21 days
Aspect: Full sun
Containers: Yes, deep
Under cover: Not needed
Family: Roots

How to sow it

Chantenay is stubby by design, which makes it the sensible choice on clay, on stony ground, and in containers where a long-rooted variety would fork and disappoint.

Sow thinly straight into the ground — carrots hate being moved — and resist thinning on a still evening. The smell of bruised foliage is what brings carrot fly in.

Read the full guide: growing veg in containers and window boxes