Despite the poor nutritional value of carrots, it is highly valued as a medicinal and dietary product, therefore they try to constantly sow culture in their summer cottage. Beginners are wondering which carrots are best planted for storage, which variety should be attributed to their region.
Carrot varieties are classified according to various criteria: ripening time, resistance to adverse factors, zoning, inclusion in the composition of carotene and sugars. Only a small fraction of the carrot species will be considered here, the list given is not an official rating.
Zoning
This culture has been cultivated for more than 4 thousand years, during this time an innumerable variety of varieties and hybrids have appeared, which already testifies to the popularity of root crops. Over 100 types of culture can be counted in Russia alone.
When breeding varieties, breeders take into account the weather conditions that characterize each natural strip. This allows carrots to adapt more easily even in harsh climates.
Carrot varieties
For the Moscow region
| Name | Root vegetable | Specifications |
|---|---|---|
| Alenka | Large (up to 16 cm), conical, with a blunt tip. Contains a lot of sugars and carotenoids | · From early maturing, productive. Resistant to overgrowth, does not crack; |
| Demanding for planting depth and watering | ||
| Laguna F1 (Dutch) | Warm orange cylinder up to 20 cm, with the thinnest middle. Sugar, carotene, with a pleasant taste | · Early ripe. Not prone to cracking and overgrowth. Recommended for double crop rotation (spring and autumn). Keeps well; |
| Susceptible to invasion of harmful insects, poor resistance to disease | ||
| Marlinka | Conical, deep orange. The pulp is tender enough, tasty, filled with juice | Medium term. Provides stable yields. Lazy. Seeds have excellent reproduction |
| Moscow winter | Correct, slightly elongated cylinder. Sugar enough | Middle. Resistant to color. Stored well. Often used for sowing subwinter |
| Carotel Paris | Spherical (like a radish), juicy, sugary, contains a lot of carotene | · Rapid. No loosening is required, capable of producing on heavy soils; |
| · Low-yielding. Eaten only fresh or processed. Not suitable for storage |
In the Moscow region, the varieties Russian size, Gribovchanin F1, Magno F1, Panther, Samson, Tsirano, Canada F1, Rosal, Coral are also excellently grown.
Carrot variety Russian size
For the Chernozem region
| Name | Fetus | Specifications |
|---|---|---|
| Flacoro | Conical, pointed. Average weight - 0.20 kg. The core and rind are deep orange. Characterized by a delicate sweet taste | Late ripening. Good fertility and keeping quality. Mechanical collection is possible. Versatility - used fresh, recyclable, stored in winter storage |
| Lady | Smooth cylinder, up to 20 cm, reddish tint. Excellent relish and high percentage of carotenes | Early maturing, high-yielding. Does not crack, is resistant to flowering and diseases |
| Bolero | Cylinder up to 20 cm. Delicious enough. The amount of sugars - up to 8% | Medium late. Dispenses with frequent watering, easily tolerates small frosts |
| Monanta | Smooth cylinder with a rounded tip, up to 116 g. Inside there is a small, orange core. Taste indicators are high | · Middle. Fertility for sale is higher than standard; |
| Cannot be stored for a long time, but goes well on sale in a bundle | ||
| Perfection | Conical, weighing up to 128 g. The flavor characteristics are good. The tender pulp is juicy enough | · Late maturing. Will give birth stably. Lying wagon; |
| Resistance to wet rot, relative |
In the regions of the Central Black Earth Region, the following types of carrots are also popular: Amsterdam, Buror F1, Nantejska, Totem, Tinga.
For the Urals and Siberia
| Name | Root vegetable | Specifications |
|---|---|---|
| Olympian | Blunt-pointed cylinder, leveled, up to 120 g, with sweet orange pulp | It gives good yields and has a presentation. Suitable for mechanical collection. Versatility of use |
| Nevis F1 | Narrow cylindrical, even, with a slightly pointed tip, weighing up to 160 g. Delicious enough | Medium early. The yields are stable. It is appreciated for keeping quality. It is eaten fresh, industrially processed. Designed for winter storage. Suitable for mechanical picking |
| Vitamin 6 | Blunt cylinder. Weight varies - from 60 to 165 g. It contains a large percentage of vitamins and carotene. The pulp tastes good | · Mid-season, cold-resistant. Often used for winter sowing; |
| · Average preservation. Able to crack | ||
| Nantes 4 | Red-orange cylinder up to 15 cm.Sweet, richly juicy | Early maturing, resistant to flowering |
| Not able to be stored for a long time | ||
| Chantenay 2461 | An elongated orange cone with a thick core. Large - up to 18 cm long and 6 cm in diameter, weighing up to 0.25 kg | Medium, high-yielding, laying beds. Resistant to color. Landing before winter is often used |
In these areas, the culture is sown both in open ground and grown in greenhouses. Therefore, it does not matter whether it is winter outside or another season - fresh produce can be obtained all year round.
Growing carrots in a greenhouse
Division by vegetation
Ripening classification is considered the main one. Moreover, each period has its own characteristics:
- an early variety makes it possible to quickly obtain useful components; root crops are exclusively for food and are not stored for long; the sugar content of such a carrot is lower than that of a late ripening; the yield is low;
- the average variety gives fruits quickly, and they can be stored for a long time; best suited for areas with short growing times;
- the late variety is grown in winter storage; the composition contains a lot of dry substances and sugars.
Based on these considerations, summer residents decide which carrots are best to plant on their site. The tables below provide a brief description of the varieties, taking into account the timing of growing carotene root crops.
The best of the early
| Name | Fetus | Specifications |
|---|---|---|
| Sturdy | Large, long - up to 30 cm.Dense, fleshy, but richly juicy | · Produces a good harvest. Looks marketable. Consumed fresh and used in a bunch; |
| Stored no more than 5 months | ||
| Gourmet | Medium size - up to 15 cm, conical. The texture is durable, delicate. Nice aroma, classic carrot relish | Productivity is stable |
| The pulp is not juicy. Average storage life, depending on storage conditions | ||
| Carini | Intensely colored cylinder, up to 0.40 kg weight. Tastes good enough | · Gains weight quickly. It is used in repeated crop rotation. Resistant to color; |
| It is used only fresh, and also undergoes thermal processing, but does not go into safety |
This list includes the following varieties: Rondo, Refined, Presto F1, Pharaoh, Polar cranberry.
Pharaoh carrot variety
Best of Average
| Name | Fetus | Specifications |
|---|---|---|
| Nantes 2 Tito | Cylinder with a sharp tip, up to 185 g. The pulp is light sandy, the crust and core are orange colored. Pleasant enough relish | The yield exceeds the standard. Zoned for many regions of the country. Versatile in use (even frozen), good in lying |
| Chance | Blunt-pointed, conical-truncated, with an orange tint, weight - up to 132 g. The core is large, but the pulp is juicy, albeit dense | · Zoned across the Urals and the Volga-Vyatka strip. The seeds can easily overwinter in the ground. Looks marketable, reproduces well. Suitable for mechanized collection. Sufficient stool; |
| If preserved, it can become infected with rot | ||
| my darling | Orange colored cylinder, up to 0.12 kg.Delicate sweet pulp with a thin middle is saturated with juices | High yields, universal application, shelf life |
Among the best varieties of carrots with an average growing season, Nairobi, Bangor, Kupar, Silvano can also be distinguished.
The best of the late
| Name | Root vegetable | Specifications |
|---|---|---|
| Dolyanka | Conical, with a tip that does not tend to turn green, and a thin tip. Beautiful presentation and excellent dietary taste. Used in baby food | · High yielding, tolerant of growing conditions. Not susceptible to diseases and pests; |
| · Dolianka carrots do not like drought. Lack of moisture can provoke horniness | ||
| Maestro F1 | Perfectly smooth, cylindrical, up to 21 cm.Color uniformity and good taste | It is considered a trade benchmark. It has a high resistance to stress and is not susceptible to disease. Suitable for long-term storage |
| Russian giant | Large (up to 250 g) orange-toned cylinder. Excellent dessert characteristics. The pulp is crispy, juicy | High-yielding, stable. Does not lose nutritional value with long shelf life |
To the list of late ripening varieties, it is also worth adding MO, Karlena, Yellowstone, Coral carrots. All of them are well preserved without losing their marketable appearance. Like the ones below.
Carrot variety Coral
For long-term storage
| Name | Fetus | Specifications |
|---|---|---|
| Karotan | Cone-cylindrical, up to 6 cm in diameter, up to 25 cm long and weighing under 0.22 kg. Crispy flesh with a pleasant sugary taste has a rich sunny shade | Does not accumulate nitrates. With prolonged storage, the nutritional characteristic is not lost |
| gold autumn | Large, aligned, tapered, up to 0.22 kg. With excellent savory qualities | Highly productive, versatile, easy to use |
| Narbonne | Orange-bright large cylinder (up to 0.20 kg). Delicious pulp with a high percentage of sugars | Late station wagon. It is the quality standard for most regions. Productive, resistant to brittleness. Suitable for picking by mechanical method |
When deciding which is the most suitable late variety, it is also worth paying attention to Sowing carrots, Canterbury, Samana, Dayana, Krasnaya Zvezda. They will always provide the dining table with fresh vitamins in winter.
Growing carrots for your own consumption does not oblige you to get perfectly beautiful root crops. But for sale, evenness and marketable appearance are the main criteria. Engaged in farming, attention is also paid to the adaptability of the variety to the ability to harvest fruits mechanically.
Mechanized picking of carrots
Some summer residents are attracted by the names given by breeders to root crops. Strong, Russian size, Lakomka and others similar correspond to the qualities inherent in carrots. But sometimes the name can be misleading.
So, having seen the phrase "Ranger carrot" on the Internet, you should not try to order seeds - this term hides a cartoon hero-root vegetable. But "Zaykino Happiness" is, indeed, a carrot, but dried, packaged in sachets for babies.
