Carrot Cape Market Seeds

Grow sweet, crisp, cylindrical Cape Market carrots that are ideal for bunching and versatile in the kitchen.

Grow it successfully: Read the Cape Market carrot section.

Quick Grow Facts

• Plant Type: Edible biennial root vegetable, grown as an annual
• Scientific Name: Daucus carota L.
• Named Variety and Root Form: Fast-growing cylindrical root with a taper and strong tops
• Seed Form: Raw seed on the current variants and packet; raw does not prove untreated, so do not eat seed and follow the packet in hand
• Pretreatment: None specified; sow as supplied without soaking or chilling
• South African Sowing Time: Spring to early winter on the current packet; use the regional window in the guide
• Position: Full sun
• Sowing Method: Direct sow only; do not transplant
• Sow Depth: Cover 3 mm with fine soil; do not surface-sow or bury deeply
• Germination: 14–21 days on the current Gardening packet
• Temperature: Best root growth and quality around 15–20°C; workable cool-crop range about 10–25°C
• Final Spacing: Thin to 5 cm between plants with rows 30 cm apart
• Growth Form: Low feathery leaf rosette above a single storage taproot; no support or pinching
• Harvest: 90–130 days on the current Gardening packet; begin checking from about day 90

Why Grow This Variety

• Rich, sweet flavour works well for raw and cooked meals.
• Uniform cylindrical roots are convenient to harvest, prepare and present in bunches.
• Straightforward sowing and care suit gardeners at any experience level.

Garden Uses

Use the medium-to-large roots for snacks, soups, salads, roasting or juicing.

Growing Notes

• Loosen the final bed to about 30 cm, remove stones and clods, and rake a level, fine surface.
• Direct sow 3 mm deep. Keep the shallow seed zone continuously moist through the full packet germination window.
• When seedlings are about 2–3 cm tall, snip extras rather than tugging neighbouring taproots; finish at 5 cm spacing.
• Water evenly for uninterrupted root growth, weed shallowly, and avoid fresh manure, unfinished compost and excess nitrogen.
• 90–130 days on the current Gardening packet; begin checking from about day 90.

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