Carrot Altai gourmet

Carrots Alpine gourmet - a relatively old culture. During its existence, she managed to gain fame among gardeners. The name of the variety speaks for itself - carrots are compared to delicacies because of their rich sweet taste.

The species in question appeared in our country thanks to the agronomic firm "Siberian Garden". Such breeders as Ugarova S.V., Dederko V.N. worked on its creation. In 2009, this species was added to the list of the State Register of Breeding Achievements.

Alpine gourmet is not included in the category of hybrids, it is an independent variety included in the Chantenay variety.

In this variety, you can observe a semi-spreading rosette of leaves. Green oblong leaves have a large or medium dissection. In length, the carrot stretches by about 20 centimeters, its shape repeats a cone with a rounded end. Each copy weighs an average of 90-189 grams. The peel, like the core, has an orange color.

The described variety is universal. It can not only be eaten directly from the garden as a salad, turned into puree, juices, filling for pies and other dishes, but also frozen, canned, along with other vegetables. The taste qualities of carrots are praised for the pleasant sweetness that a large percentage of carotene and sugar in the composition gives it.

According to its characteristics, the variety belongs to the mid-season group. A summer resident can prepare for harvesting after about 95-110 days after planting a vegetable.

Alpine gourmet shows good productivity. On average, a farmer can expect 299-564 quintals of root crops per hectare. Ripe vegetables can be stored throughout the winter and have good marketability.

Initially, when creating a culture, experts assumed that it would be cultivated where there is a harsh climate and a short summer. These regions include the Urals and Siberia. However, over time, the geography of distribution of the Alpine gourmet has expanded, now it can be found in almost any region of our country.

It is customary to start sowing seeds of Alpine gourmet in the May period. On the eve of the procedure, the planting material is immersed in a special composition that stimulates growth for a couple of hours.

Carrots are planted in grooves about 3-4 centimeters deep. The distance between the rows should be approximately 25 centimeters. Provided that the air warms up to 17-18 degrees, the first shoots will form in a week. At a temperature of +12 degrees, you will have to wait two weeks.

When caring for a root crop, you must follow simple rules:

• systematically loosen the garden;

• get rid of weeds;

• mulch (using sawdust, hay);

• thin out seedlings;

• watering (as needed, most often once a week);

• saturate the soil with fertilizers (potash, nitrogenous, phosphorus compounds);

• spray for prophylaxis with biological pesticides.

Moisturizing the soil should be stopped a couple of weeks before harvesting. Mature vegetables are harvested when there is no rain, using a shovel and a knife to trim the tops.

The vegetable feels good in a well-cultivated, slightly acidic soil with a powerful layer of fertility - 25-30 centimeters. The best option would be loamy or sandy loam soil. It is forbidden to cultivate a root crop in swampy or stony soil. It is good if earlier potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, garlic, legumes, cucumbers, onions, cabbage were cultivated on the site chosen for carrots.

When deciding on a place for a garden, you should take a closer look at the area completely open to sunlight, since the shade negatively affects the growth of carrots.

In general, the Alpine gourmet shows decent resistance to pests and viruses, however, if simple rules for caring for a vegetable are violated, it can be attacked by a carrot fly. To protect the root crop from this pest, it is advised to spray it with a Bordeaux mixture.

Along with experienced farmers, novice summer residents also give a positive assessment to the above-described variety. They note the balanced taste of carrots, the absence of difficulties in cultivation, and excellent yield indicators.