VegetableCarrot
Nantes Mini Core Carrot
Nantes Mini Core carrots are a home garden favorite that delivers crisp, tender roots with minimal core, a textural advantage that makes every bite satisfying. These compact carrots mature in 70-79 days and grow just 4-8 inches tall, making them excellent for containers, raised beds, or tight garden spaces. Hardy across zones 2-10, they thrive in full sun and can be direct sown in spring for summer and fall harvests. Their small size and excellent crunch set them apart from standard carrot varieties.
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Growing Conditions
USDA Zone
2-10
Sunlight
Full Sun
Water
Moderate
Soil
Well-drained, Loose Loam; Loose Texture Aids Root Growth
Growth Stats
8 in
Height
Spacing
2
Plant Profile
Sunlight
Full Sun
Water
Moderate
Zones
2-10
Size
8in H x ?in W
Growth
—
Care
High
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Highlights
The defining feature of Nantes Mini Core carrots is their nearly coreless structure, which means you get uniform crunch throughout rather than a woody center. At just 2 inches of spacing required between plants, you can pack these into surprising density, and their short 4-8 inch mature height lets them thrive in containers or shallow beds. Spring planting followed by summer-into-fall harvest keeps them productive across an unusually wide hardiness range.
Common Uses
These carrots are at home sliced raw in salads where their tender, coreless structure shines, or left whole as a crunchy snack. Their small, delicate size also makes them appealing for pickling, roasting whole as a side dish, or featuring in composed vegetable dishes where individual carrot presentation matters.
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Care Instructions
Direct Sow
Sow seeds one quarter inch deep in moist, relatively warm soil in full sun. Plant in spring for summer and fall harvests. Keep the soil consistently moist until seedlings emerge.
Harvesting
Harvest Nantes Mini Core carrots when roots reach their mature size of 4-8 inches, typically 70-79 days after sowing. You can begin harvesting as early as late spring through early fall, depending on your planting date. Gently loosen the soil around each carrot and pull by the tops, or use a small fork to lift them without breaking. Their small size makes them easy to harvest by hand.
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Companion Planting
Ecology & Traits
Edible
Scientific Classification
Daucus carota var. sativus
Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Daucus
Native Status
L48 (I)PR (I)CAN (I)SPM (I)