Redsun Main Season Carrot

seeds

1g: $5.00; Item: 2095-A
3g: $11.00; Item: 2095-B
6g: $18.00; Item: 2095-C
24g: $50.00; Item: 2095-D
120g: $195.00; Item: 2095-E

Daucus carota
(70 days) F-1 hybrid.

We’ve trialed many a red carrot and most taste like sandy kerosene. Praise in bright bunches to breeder Bejo for bringing us yummy cinnabar-red Redsun. Such a lovely shade, through to the interiors of a near-perfect 7–9" Nantes-type. Mild and sweet with a slight tart zing, crunchy but not tough, carroty with a spring in its step. Recommended for fall harvest only—like Purple Haze (Bejo’s other feather in their colorful carrot cap), hot weather and lack of water can shift the flavor to blech! Contains up to 3% orange off-types

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Quick Details

Hybrid Status: F-1 hybrid
Days to Maturity: 70 days
Color: cinnabar red
Lifecycle: biennial grown as an annual

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Compare with other Main Season Carrots
Variety	Product Type	Hybrid Status	Days to Maturity	Color	Lifecycle
Scarlet Nantes	seeds	open pollinated	68 days	bright orange	biennial grown as an annual
Scarlet Nantes Organic	seeds	open pollinated	68 days	bright orange	biennial grown as an annual
Nantes Fancy Organic	seeds	open pollinated	68 days	orange	biennial grown as an annual
Red Cored Chantenay	seeds	open pollinated	70 days	red-orange	biennial grown as an annual
Naval Organic	seeds	F-1 hybrid	72 days	deep orange	biennial grown as an annual
Yellowstone	seeds	open pollinated	72 days	yellow	biennial grown as an annual
Yellowstone Organic	seeds	open pollinated	72 days	yellow	biennial grown as an annual
Newhall, Unpelleted	seeds	F-1 hybrid	74 days	orange	biennial grown as an annual
Shin Kuroda	seeds	open pollinated	75 days	bright orange	biennial grown as an annual
Danvers Organic	seeds	open pollinated	75 days	orange	biennial grown as an annual
Scarlet Keeper Organic	seeds	open pollinated	85 days	orange	biennial grown as an annual
Bangor, Pelleted Organic	seeds	F-1 hybrid	75 days	bright orange	biennial grown as an annual
Bangor, Unpelleted Organic	seeds	F-1 hybrid	75 days	bright orange	biennial grown as an annual
Napoli Organic	seeds	F-1 hybrid	55 days	orange	biennial grown as an annual
Yaya, Unpelleted Organic	seeds	F-1 hybrid	58 days	orange	biennial grown as an annual
Yaya, Pelleted Organic	seeds	F-1 hybrid	58 days	orange	biennial grown as an annual
Redsun	seeds	F-1 hybrid	70 days	cinnabar red	biennial grown as an annual
Purple Haze	seeds	F-1 hybrid	70 days	red-purple	biennial grown as an annual
White Satin	seeds	F-1 hybrid	70 days	pale yellow	biennial grown as an annual
Narvik	seeds	F-1 hybrid	70 days	dark orange	biennial grown as an annual
Over the Rainbow Blend	seeds	F-1 hybrid	48-75 days	multi-colored	biennial grown as an annual

Additional Information

Carrots

500-1,000 seeds/g. Carrots average 18,000 seeds/oz with significant variations among varieties.
Days to maturity are from seeding date.

Culture: Very hardy. Early carrots can be sown by late April. For fall crop or winter storage, seed in early summer. Minimal germination temperature 40°, optimal range 75–85°. Can take up to 3 weeks to germinate; keep rows from drying out for faster emergence. Thinning is critical: At 3" high thin to ½" apart, at 6" thin again to 1-2" apart.

Diseases:

ALTS: Alternaria Leaf Spot
PM: Powdery Mildew
BR: Black Rot
TLS: Target Leaf Spot
LR: Licorice Rot
P: Pythium

ALTS shows up first on the oldest foliage as brown-black spots edged with yellow. Foliage blackens and shrivels as it develops and spreads. Maintaining a good crop rotation is the best preventive.

Germination Testing

For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.

Our Seeds are Non-GMO

All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.

Shipping

From early May through mid-December, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.