BOLERO Hybrid Carrot Seeds

Bolero is a heavy Nantes-type hybrid carrot prized for disease resistance, superb flavor, and storage potential. It produces cylindrical orange roots with blunt ends and little tapering, topped by large, sturdy tops that make harvest easy.

At a glance

• Variety: Bolero hybrid carrot (Daucus carota var. sativus)
• Type: hybrid, non-GMO, Nantes type
• Root: cylindrical, blunt-ended, juicy and crunchy
• Traits: disease resistant, long-storing
• Sun: full sun
• Spacing: 3 inches apart
• Planting depth: 1/2 inch
• Season: spring or late summer

Best for

• Fresh snacking and cooking
• Cold storage through the winter
• Blanching and freezing
• Gardeners who want a reliable storage carrot

How to grow

Direct sow seeds 1/2 inch deep in spring or late summer, spacing plants 3 inches apart in a single row or solid-seeded double wide row block. Maintain a weed-free, mulched bed in full sun with adequate moisture. Harvested roots hold in cold storage for several weeks.

Flavor profile

Sweet, juicy, and crunchy, excellent raw or cooked and holding its flavor in storage.

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