Carrot Canada: characteristics and description of the variety, yield with photo

In 2001, a new carrot Canada f1 was launched on the Russian market. A hybrid from breeders of the Dutch company BEJO ZADEN B.V. (Bejo Zaden) immediately attracted the attention of vegetable growers with promising characteristics:

• record high yield (4.5-7.5 kg/m2);
• unpretentious variety, grows even on heavy soils and under adverse conditions;
• resistance to diseases and flowering;
• suitable for any region of our country;
• medium late, but usually ahead of most strains;
• excellent presentation - smooth, bright orange carrots;
• root vegetable is delicious, sweet, with a high content of beta-carotene;
• suitable for long-term storage.

Soil

Over the years, Canada f1 carrots have been tested by vegetable growers on various soil types. Reviews are mostly positive.

Clay heavy soils are usually not well suited for growing carrots. Hybrid Canada, unlike other varieties, gives a stable result.

The yield of this variety on light loam and sandy loam soils consistently beats all records.

On the scale of a small area, you can try to improve the quality of the soil by introducing various "facilitating" components:

• coarse river sand;
• sawdust;
• compost, humus;
• rotted manure in small quantities (fresh manure is detrimental to carrots);
• crushed peat;
• with increased acidity - chalk, dolomite flour.

It is important not to overdo it with the introduction of organic matter, the main thing is to achieve sufficient "friability". The seeds of this crop germinate for a long time, about three weeks. During this time, a dense crust may form, which will prevent young shoots from developing.

An excess of organic matter has a bad effect on the quality of the crop, the roots are bent, cracked.

Before planting seeds, the soil is deeply dug up and watered with a solution of manganese. At the same time, granular complex mineral fertilizers can be applied.

Landing

Hybrid Canada refers to mid-late varieties. Seeds can be sown in the ground already at the end of April. The beds are placed in place of the predecessors:

• onion;
• cucumbers;
• tomatoes;
• cabbage;
• zucchini;
• potatoes.

Don't plant carrots after:

• celery;
• parsley;
• parsnip;
• bell pepper.

The "f1" marking warns that this is a first generation hybrid and is not suitable for self-cultivation of seed. But Canada f1 branded seeds please with excellent germination and do not require pre-sowing preparation.

The seeds are carefully laid out in shallow (1.5-2 cm) grooves at a distance of 0.5-1 cm. The distance between the rows is about 20 cm. 90-100 pieces are left per 1 m². seed.

Tip

After planting the seeds of this variety, it is best to mulch the soil with peat and cover with foil until germination. This will protect the soil from hypothermia in case of late frosts and create an optimal microclimate for seed germination.

Care

Cultivation of carrots Canada f1 will not cause much trouble. Basic Care:

• weeding;
• thinning 2 times per season;
• regular loosening;
• fight against carrot fly;
• hilling when the tops stick out of the ground;
• watering.

Weeding beds with root crops begins even before the first shoots appear. Grown weeds easily "clog" tender young sprouts.

Carrots Canada are thinned at two weeks of age, leaving 1-2 cm between shoots. And after the roots reach 1 cm in diameter, leaving 5-6 cm. Carrots of this variety from the second thinning are already good for food.

Loosening prevents the formation of a hard crust, which disrupts the aeration of the soil and serves as a refuge for the carrot fly. Peat-mulched beds do not require frequent loosening.

Often the tops of carrots begin to bulge out of the soil and turn green. Then this part of the root crop is not suitable for food. This can be avoided by hilling.

Root crops without sufficient watering do not gain potential mass, are bitter, wither and lose productivity.

It is important with each watering to achieve moistening of the soil layer, commensurate with the length of the carrot.

A bed of carrots close to maturity is soaked 30 cm deep. From mid-August, watering is reduced to a minimum so that the roots do not crack.

Carrot fly

The main pest of this vegetable crop is the carrot fly. Attacks more often sweet varieties with a high content of beta-carotene.

Carrot hybrid Canada is unfortunately susceptible to this pest. It is useful to plant onions next to the beds of root crops. Some vegetable growers grow these crops in one row at once, alternating rows. Reviews of this method are good, the carrot fly bypasses the onion-carrot planting.

The pest often appears on dense, weedy beds, as it loves shading.

If an infection with a carrot fly occurs, you can use the preparations Actellik, Intavir.

Harvest

If heavy rainfall has passed, harvesting is postponed for a week. Otherwise, carrots will be worse stored.

Kanada's reliable performance even under adverse weather conditions and heavy soils makes this hybrid more popular.

Root crops grow bright, smooth, without tuberosity, conical in shape, 18-20 cm long. The weight of one carrot Canada is 130-170 g. The core is small, in the section it almost does not differ in color from the main part. An attractive presentation is complemented by an excellent sweet taste. Juicy Canada carrots are ideal for processing into vegetable juices, sugar content 8.2%, dry matter 14.3%.

Store root vegetables in boxes, sprinkling layers of vegetables with wet sand, sawdust or peat at a temperature of 1-2 ℃. You can keep the crop in plastic bags of 4-5 kg. Hybrid Canada f1 keeps well and retains its presentation for a long time.

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