Classic among carrots, with that old-time carrot flavor. Bright orange flesh, fine grain and almost no core, 6-7” roots have blunt tips and small to medium tops.

Days To Maturity: 65 to 70 days

Approximately 400 seeds per packet

Planting: Scarlet Nantes Carrot Seed Organic When to start inside: Not recommended. When to plant outside: RECOMMENDED. First sowing should be 2-4 weeks before average last frost. Successive plantings can be sown every 3-4 weeks until 60 days before the first fall frost. In warm climates with lows above 25 degrees, they can be grown all winter.

Special Germination Instructions: Soak seeds in water for 12 hours before sowing. (Press them dry between paper towels afterwards to reduce clumping.) Plant 4 seeds per inch. When inch tall, thin to 1 plant per every 3 inches.

A favorite gardening tip is to alternate carrot seeds and radish seeds. The radishes will mature first. As they are pulled, the carrots then have more growing room and water going towards their roots from the spaces in between.