Carrot Red Core Chantenay TessGruun

 Carrot Red Core Chantenay, produces fantastic carrots that taste better than anything you buy in a store. 75 days. One of the sweetest, this variety was introduced in 1929 and is a large stump-rooted carrot with a deep red-orange center, great for juicing or fresh eating. A good market variety that is smooth and refined in shape.  Red Core Chantenay have a sweet, crisp, nice flavour and they are especially excellent for heavy, clay-dominated soils.   Red Core Chantenay is considered an excellent all around carrot by combining excellent qualities such as flavour, shallow soil growth, and storage ability.     Companion planting with salad onions or dwarf marigolds help to reduce carrot fly problems.