The carrot variety Altai Gourmet is very popular among gardeners today because it has a great taste and contains many vitamins. And the ability to adapt to difficult climatic conditions and unpretentiousness in care allow to plant this variety in many regions of our country.
Description of Altai Gourmet
For the ground part of this variety of carrots, long green leaves are scattered in different directions. Root crops are of average size - length up to 25 cm, and weight about 150 g. They are elongated-conical in shape with a slightly rounded end. The color of root vegetables is orange-red, the flesh is bright orange.
This carrot is great for eating raw. Her taste is sweetish, which is caused by the content of a large amount of carotene and sugars. It can also be used immature during the summer harvest for cooking various dishes.
Carrots "Altai Gourmet" is well stored in the winter, it produces tasty and healthy juices, it is often added during canning.
Variety Characteristics
The Altai Gourmand variety, according to its acclimatization conditions, is quite universal - in our country it can be cultivated in any latitude. The cultivation results shown by this carrot are very successful, which makes the variety more and more popular recently.
Varietal features of the Altai Gourmet include:
- The average ripening time. The standard figure of 100 days of the growing season fits perfectly into the climatic features of most regions of the country.
- High yield. With 1 sq. m of crops, the yield is about 5 kg.
- Universality of use. Due to the resistance of the variety to a wide range of temperatures and other characteristics of the climate, a good harvest can be obtained without careful care, which is convenient for many modern gardeners.
Due to its delicate taste and high carotene content, Altai Gourmet carrots are widely recommended for children and diet.
Advantages and disadvantages
The Altai Gourmand variety is the result of the work of domestic breeders. Initially, it was developed for use in conditions of an unfriendly to many cultures Siberian climate, but later, due to its excellent quality characteristics, it was zoned for other regions of the country.
Among the advantages of this variety is worth highlighting:
- excellent taste characteristics;
- the possibility of long-term storage without loss of useful and taste;
- unpretentiousness in growing conditions;
- visually attractive type of root crops.
The disadvantages of this variety at the moment not identified.
Landing
Before planting carrots, it is necessary to prepare the site on which it will grow. To do this, it is good to use loose sandy soil, there should be no weeds on it. If the earth is heavy - carrots will grow small, if too wet or dry - the root crop will rot or become too hard.
Also, when choosing land, it is worth considering which plants previously grew on this site. The most suitable land for carrots remains after potatoes, tomatoes, garlic, onions, cabbage and various greens except lettuce and parsley, because after them pests that are harmful to carrots can remain in the soil.
The best option would be to fertilize the selected land, do it better in advance - in the autumn. You can fertilize in the spring, but in this case, you will have to wait a while to plant the seeds due to the negative influence of mineral fertilizers that are not sufficiently absorbed into the soil.
Before planting the seeds must be prepared - so it will be easier to get the optimal yield. To do this, you need:
- soak the seeds for 2 hours in water at room temperature;
- after putting them on a damp cloth and cover them with the same;
- store at room temperature, periodically mixing the seeds and wetting the tissue when it dries;
- after biting, remove seeds in the refrigerator for 10 days.
After 10 days, the seeds can be planted in pre-prepared soil.
The order of planting carrots:
- prepare grooves up to 3 cm deep at a distance of 20 cm from each other, moisten them;
- plant seeds with a frequency of not more than 5 cm;
- the bed should be mulched, for this hay or sawdust is usually used.
Further carrot care will not be difficult even for a novice gardener.
Growing
The care of planted carrots includes standard agricultural procedures:
- watering;
- weeding;
- loosening.
It should be watered regularly as the soil dries, loosen and weed - 1 time per week.
Pest and disease treatment is also an important activity in the process of growing carrots. Its main pest is considered a carrot fly, the occurrence of which can be understood by the leaves that began to spin. Actellik, Intavir and similar drugs are suitable for fighting it. This carrot rarely gets sick, so to treat it from a common disease, they usually use the Bordeaux mixture, known to many gardeners.
You can learn about the proper cultivation of carrots in the video below:
Comparison with other varieties
The modern horticultural market has a wide variety of carrot varieties. They can differ in several ways, the main among which are considered to be the ripening time of the vegetable, the length and weight of its root crops. For comparison, “Altai gourmet” on these grounds with the most common carrot varieties today, the table below.
Table 1. Comparative characteristics of carrot varieties
Altai gourmet | Alenka | Tushon | Nantes | Vitamin | Queen of autumn | Flacca | |
Ripening time, days | 100 | 50 | 60 | 90 | 115 | 130 | 110 |
The length of root crops, cm | 25 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 30 |
The weight of root crops, g | 160 | 140 | 150 | 165 | 150 | 160 | 160 |
Reviews
Among the gardeners' reviews about carrots "Altai Gourmet" positive prevail. This is easily explained by the excellent characteristics of the variety and the absence of specific disadvantages.
Negative reviews about the variety are based on poor yield indicators, which is actually quite difficult to achieve - only gross errors in maintaining the garden and a complete lack of plant care can lead to similar results.
Here are just a few of the many opinions about the variety:
Anna, 31 years old, summer resident, Krasnodar. Altai gourmet is a very tasty carrot, I loved it as soon as I tried it. There is no hassle with her, it’s easy to take care of, next year I will plant more.
Nikolay, 54 years old, professional gardener, Chelyabinsk. I liked the variety quite a lot, there are a lot of positive qualities, especially of which it is worth highlighting the taste - pleasant, soft, balanced. The first time we tried to plant this variety with my wife, now we will only grow it.
Valentina, 66 years old, amateur gardener, Moscow. The carrots were pleasant to all home, especially grandchildren - they were very pleased. I used to plant Alyonka, but next year I want Lakomkoy to take another bed - it is very good.
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The carrot variety Altai Gourmet will be an excellent choice for gardeners who want to get a good harvest, while not having the opportunity to take care of the plantings daily. The taste of carrots, like other indicators, is excellent. You can fully experience it immediately after collecting the ripened vegetable.