Vitana Carrots

I started with six 6" starter plants, Vitana Carrots from Haggen. I planted them directly into a oversized terra-cotta pot in full sun. These carrots grow 6" - 7" roots and have a mild and sweet flavor with semi to fully blunt tips. (right) My carrots after transplant on June 22, 2009.

Growing Tips: Vitana Carrots prefer full sun and deep, loose soil. Plant in rows 16" - 24" apart.

Harvesting: Vitana Carrots mature in 65 days, you can pull from the garden when carrots are a bright orange, not pale. When they reach their bright orange color, harvesting generally lasts about 3 weeks. If you pull your carrots and they are cracked, they are past their harvest and will lack flavor and appearance.