Carrot Mixed

A mixture of purple, orange and yellow carrots to add colour to salads or cooked meals,WHEN TO SOW March to August WHERE TO SOW Direct into a well prepared seed bed, in drills 1cm (1/2"") deep with 25cm (10"") between rows. Cover lightly with compost or sand to prevent the soil forming a crust. Can also be sown in January under polythene protection. WHAT TO DO NEXT Carrot fly is attracted by thinning. Avoid thingging at all but if plants are overcrowded pull alternate roots when small and use whole. HARVEST August to November HANDY TIP Lift carrots for freezing when finger sized, after wasing blanch for 5 mins and freeze in polythene bags. NUTRITIONAL VALUE Good source of beta carotne and potassium.