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McClellan Ranch Project Trial
Carrots
Planted: Fall 1989
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Sixteen varieties of carrots for a tasting at McClellan Ranch. |
| Source | Variety | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Park | Kundulus - 5075 | best of all, sweet, juicy |
| Le Marche | Round Paris Market | sweet, juicy |
| Shephard's | Nanates Tiptop | sweet, juicy, good |
| Park | Hybrid - 5570 Lindoro | sweet, flavorful, still good as of March |
| Burpee | Royal Chantenay | sweet flavorful, good texture |
| Ornamental Edibles | A-Plus - 284 | good flavor, texture |
| Le Marche | Nantes French Fingerling | sweet, juicy |
| Ornamental Edibles | Round Paris Market - 53 | good flavor |
| Burpee | Little Finger | mild, very crisp, coreless |
| Shephard's | Minicor | bland, crunchy |
| Shephard's | Round French - Planet | bland |
| Shephard's | Imperial Chantenay | sweet, mild |
| Burpee | Short 'n sweet | mild, crisp |
| Shephard's | King | mild, still good as of March |
| Shephard's | Ducth mini - Caramba | bland |
| Ornamental Edibles | Danro - 49 | strong flavor |
| Le Marche | Carotte Blanche (White) | not mature in December, still growing and more flavorful in March, producing large, white crooked roots in our soil |
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