Sylvano F1 produces superbly sweet roots with rich colour right through and a lovely smooth skin. The carrots grow to around 18cm long and have a great texture and flavour. This delicious variety is also hardy enough to overwinter, giving you the chance to harvest fresh from your plot right through to February.
SOW: from May to early August, make a drill 10mm deep and sprinkle the seed in thinly, cover and water with a fine rose.
GROW: keep them weed free – carrots don’t like the competition. Your first Sylvano may be pulled in September. This variety takes 120 days (more as the weather cools) & being a cold resistant variety your later sowings will crop through the winter months. If extreme cold is forecast, or your soil freezes solid, you may prefer to straw the crop but for most gardeners this will not be necessary
ENJOY: pick as needed through the colder months – the sweetness holds beautifully in winter soil and makes for a real treat when fresh vegetables are scarce.
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