Queen of autumn - carrots for winter storage

The Queen of Autumn is a carrot, characterized by high taste and commercial qualities, which is in demand with vegetable growers and is loved by consumers.
Being a culture of late maturation, the Queen of Autumn is ideal for winter storage: the freshness of the roots can be preserved until June next year.

Carrot The Queen of Autumn: a description

Externally, the Queen of Autumn is characterized by finely divided green leaves of medium size and large cone roots with pointed tips. The average length of each varies from 20 to 25 cm, weight 60-250 grams. The pulp is tender, juicy, sweet, red-orange. Productivity is high: from 4 to 10 kg of quality fruit from one square meter. To fully mature such a garden crop requires from 117 to 131 days. The variety is recommended for fresh consumption, as well as for all types of processing, its undoubted advantage is its resistance to cracking and rifling.

Where to plant carrots?

Variety The Queen of Autumn will be pleased with the abundant and high-quality harvest at the right location. It should be a well-lit area with direct sunlight throughout the day. Growing in the shade will significantly worsen the taste of the product and will reduce the yield. Be sure to consider after which crops the Queen of Autumn will be planted. Carrots should not be planted after dill, parsley, parsnip, caraway, celery and carrots. Ideal crops, after which the orange beauty will be pleased with a high yield, are cucumbers, onions, garlic, tomatoes, cabbage, beans, beets and potatoes.

Preparation and seeding of seed

For sowing it is required to select quality planting material. To determine the carrot seeds, the Queen of Autumn needs to be poured with warm water and wait a while. "Nelikvid" will pop up within 10 hours. To accelerate the germination of seeds, it is recommended to soak in warm water for a day, changing it every 3 hours. Or use a solution of a tablespoon of wood ash, combined with a liter of water. Next, the carrot seeds need to be washed and placed for a while in the refrigerator, for stratification.

Sown carrots should be carried out in well-moistened, shallow furrows with a distance between them not less than 15-20 cm. Optimal depth of planting 2-3 cm. It is recommended to sprinkle the seeds with soil and roll it with a roller or board. The first shoots will please their appearance in 2 weeks.

Features of care

The Queen of Autumn is a carrot that needs regular soil cultivation, aimed at loosening the surface layer of soil and destroying weeds. The presence of weeds contributes to the shading of vegetable culture and deformation of root crops. Weeding is best done after rains and watering, the first is desirable to hold until the germination of seeds. Subsequently, it is recommended that each root be fertilized to prevent the formation of fruits with a green tip - the first sign of bitterness.

Therefore, before planting, it is recommended to add ½ bucket of manure per 1 square meter. When planting on loamy grounds it is desirable to add 3 liters of sawdust, which will cause the looseness of the soil.

An important factor in obtaining a quality harvest of presentation is the control over the thickening of plantations, the first thinning of which should be carried out after the appearance of these leaves. The Queen of Autumn is a carrot that should grow 3 cm apart. With a sparse seed sowing, there is no need for thinning them. With the advent of two pairs of leaves, the procedure should be repeated with increasing distance between the plants.

Watering and feeding

A key element in caring for root vegetables is regular moderate watering at all stages of plant development, which is best done in the evening hours. The depth of soil soaking should match the size of the carrot; For beds with mature plants it is an indicator of 30 cm. When there is a lack of moisture, carrots. The Queen of Autumn, whose taste reviews have a positive character, will give bitter and sluggish fruit. For half a month before harvesting, moistening of the soil should be stopped in order to avoid cracking of the fruit.

Carrots The Queen of Autumn needs feeding, the first of which should be carried out 3-4 weeks after the appearance of young sprouts. The second time you need to fertilize the soil after 2 months. Fertilizers are recommended to make in liquid form, adding to the bucket of water one of the following drugs:

• Wood ash (2 cups);
• Nitrophofus (tablespoon);
• Composition of double superphosphate and urea (15 grams) and potassium nitrate (20 grams).

Carrot Queen of autumn: a description of the storage process

Correctly grow carrots The Queen of Autumn is only half the success of the enterprise; It is important to ensure the required storage conditions. Fruits must be intact, undamaged, any wound or incision will inevitably cause the process of decay. Excavated root crops should be placed in bulk for 10 days in a cool, well ventilated room. This operation will eliminate the damaged and spoiled carrots. Good fruits are to be put in a box, pouring them with sand with slaked lime or chalk added to it. This will prevent the occurrence of fungal diseases. To ensure that the carrot does not germinate, the temperature in the room should not be more than 5 ° C. You can store carrots in bags or plastic bags. Do not tie them, so that the fruits can be ventilated.

Diseases and pests

Carrot The Queen of Autumn, reviews of vegetable growers about which have a positive character, can be affected by a carrot fly, the presence of which is determined by twirled leaves. Such an insect prefers thickened, overmoistened and overgrown with weeds beds, so the best protection will be the proper care of the vegetable culture. Since the fly does not tolerate winds, it is advisable to plant vegetable culture on a windy place, for greater effect - next to the onion. It is recommended to sprinkle beds with tobacco dust or hot pepper, in parallel, having covered them with straw or mown grass. From preparations against a carrot fly effective "Actellik", "Inta-vir", "Lepidotsid" and others. In the fight against fungal diseases are effective "Mikosan-V", "Trichodermin", "Phytocide".