Root Crops and How to Grow Them 219 
The varieties called Early 
Scarlet Horn and French 
Forcing are excellent for 
early crops but yield small 
roots. The varieties with 
larger roots require about 
80 days for maturity but 
give much greater yield. 
They should be planted for 
the main or late crop. 
Chantenay, Danvers Half 
Long, and Improved Long 
Orange are all excellent. 
The small seeds of the 
carrot should be planted 
about $ inch deep in rows 
about 12inches apart. The 
seeds germinate slowly, and 
it is often 2 weeks before the 
seedlings are well above 
ground. Gardeners frequently scatter seeds of early 
radishes with the seeds of the carrot. The radishes 
mature in 20 to 30 days and are removed about the 
time the carrots need to be thinned to stand about 
t inch apart. Further thinning is necessary; this 
may be done by removing the larger roots as soon 
as they can be used for food. The young half-grown 
or ‘‘ baby ” carrots are one of the garden’s best deli- 
- cacies. 
The slow germination of the seeds of carrots, and also 
of parsnips, and the small size of the seedlings make 
Fic. 128. Thinning young carrots. 
