Description of carrots Nandrin F1
Carrot Nandrin F1 is a hybrid of Nantes and Berlicum varieties. Bred by breeders from Holland. The culture is grown both in small gardens and on an industrial scale.
Description of carrots Nandrin F1
Variety characteristic
Early carrot variety Nandrin. The yield is consistently high. If you follow all the rules of care, 5 kg are harvested from 1 m², and up to 70 tons of harvest from 1 hectare. When weeding and watering by hand, up to 9 kg of fruits are harvested in a small area. The growing season of the culture is 95-105 days. The plant is biennial. Has a good preservation rate. Due to the yield level, it is characterized as an industrial crop.
Description of the fetus
According to the description of the Nandrin F1 carrots, the fruits are cylindrical, even, with a rounded end, bright orange in color. Fruit length reaches 20 cm, diameter - 4 cm. Weight - 300 g. There is practically no core in carrots.
The pulp is crispy and juicy. It is used fresh as well as cooked. It is more often used for the preparation of juices - dietary and children's.
Landing region
This culture is not capricious, therefore it is planted even in the North due to a short ripening period. It takes root well in the central part of Russia. Harvesting is done in the autumn.
Planting and leaving
Due to the processing by the manufacturer, the seeds of Nandrin carrots are not pre-soaked.
The vegetable is not whimsical to the choice of soil, it grows in clay and sandy soils. Chernozem is well suited. A low acid soil is most suitable; the growing area should be sunny and free of weeds. It takes root better in areas where onions, cucumbers, cabbage were previously grown.
Before planting, the soil is additionally prepared - it is dug up and watered. Planting period - April, May. When the planting material is just planted, the soil is covered with an agricultural canvas. The distance between the rows is 20 cm, and between the furrows is 2 cm.
Prepare the soil for planting
The culture is resistant to cold weather (up to -4 ° C). After sowing, the first shoots appear on the 16th day.
Care features:
- remove weeds regularly, carry out weeding;
- thin out the culture, leaving a small distance - up to 2 cm at the first (the procedure is performed at shoots up to 3 cm), at the second - 5 cm (root crop diameter up to 1 cm);
- watered 2-4 times at the time of active development of the vegetable (5-7 liters per m²).
Harvesting and storage
Carrot variety Nandrin f1 is harvested during the second thinning. Full collection takes place within 110 days after the first shoots appear.
If the seeds were sown in June, they are harvested in October, rarely in November. This culture is dug in with a pitchfork, and then pulled out by hand. Then the roots are dried for 3-4 hours. The crop is well kept in winter.
Diseases and pests
According to the description, the variety is rare, with improper care, it can be affected by the following diseases:
- bacteriosis affects growing as well as harvested crops. Yellow spots appear on the leaves, which darken over time, moist spots form on the fruits;
- Alternaria is dangerous in that it actively affects the entire culture, the leaves curl and darken, the harvest is bitter, black spots appear;
- felt rot. Its symptoms are purple bloom, brown spots and dents on the fruit.
Pests parasitizing vegetables:
- flies. Deformation of the leaves occurs, the level and quality of the crop decreases, it is common in the Baltic regions;
- caraway moth. The plant is covered with cobwebs, the insect gnaws at the pulp and stem, common in the South of Russia;
- aphid. Causes curling and drying of leaves, shoots stop growth, the insect feeds on juice);
- naked slug. Eats out planting holes in root crops, leaving a white slimy trail.
The seeds are imported already processed, so these diseases are rare. The high level of carotene and sugar in the harvest does not allow the larvae to eat well.
Conclusion
Carrots Nandrin reviews have positive reviews, due to their high yield, taste, long shelf life, good presentation and immunity to various types of diseases.