Carrot - Muscade

Common Name: Carrot - Muscade

Scientific Name: Daucus carota

Life Cycle: Hardy Biennial (usually grown as an annual)

Description: 

• sweet, rich flavour

• crisp texture - enjoy raw or cooked

• highly nutritious, rich in vitamin A

Sowing Depth & Method: 0.5 - 1 cm deep, raise seedlings or direct sow

Row spacing: 25 - 30 cm 

Plant spacing: 2 - 5 cm  

Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn

Position: Full or part sun, moist, well-drained soil

Days until germination: 5 - 6 days at 10 - 30 degrees Celsius

Days until maturity: 65 - 90 days

Approx Number of Seeds: 300

When to Sow in your climate: