Carrot Vegetable Seeds Packet
Carrots (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) are one of the most popular and widely grown root vegetables worldwide. Known for their sweet, crisp texture and high nutritional value. They are rich in beta-carotene (a precursor to vitamin A), fiber, and antioxidants, making them a healthy addition to any diet. Carrots are an easy-to-grow, nutritious root vegetable that thrives in cool temperatures and loose, well-drained soil. Whether started from seeds in early spring or late summer, they require consistent watering, thinning, gardeners can enjoy a continuous harvest of fresh, sweet carrots throughout the growing season.
How to Grow Carrots from Seed
Sowing and Germination
Direct sow thinly in loose, stone-free soil. Do not transplant. Thin to 8cm for best roots.
Care and Harvest
Keep consistently moist until established. Harvest when shoulders show above soil. 70-80 days.
Dimensions: 5.6" x 3.6" x .1"
Weight: 1.6 hrs
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Standard paper seed packets are permeable to oxygen and moisture -- the two primary causes of seed degradation. Most paper-packaged seeds begin losing germination viability after approximately one year, contributing to significant garden-industry waste: packets purchased, not planted, expired, discarded. Shido Seeds are hermetically vacuum-sealed. The packet does not expire quietly in a drawer. It waits.
Every Shido seed packet is illustrated in the style of Japanese 1910s woodblock printing -- designed and drawn in-house by Chive, the Toronto ceramics studio that has been exhibiting at the Chelsea Flower Show in London every year and does not, as a matter of principle, sell to big-box retailers. Customers collect the packets as a series. This was not the original plan.
