Sakata Kuroda Carrot Seed

Sakata Kuroda Carrot Seed is the carrot variety that Nigerian vegetable farmers choose when they want a reliable, heat-tolerant and consistently high-yielding carrot that performs well in warm tropical conditions. Kuroda by Sakata is suitable for warm season production, with roots that are uniform and smooth with a wedge shape and blunt tip, offering good field holding ability and average bolting tolerance. Market uses include bunching, home gardening and processing.

This refined Chantenay strain with a deep orange-red colour produces stubby, thick-shouldered roots that yield smooth, uniform conical roots best harvested 12 to 15cm long and 5cm in diameter. It is highly tolerant to heat and leaf blight and thrives in even the poorest of soils.

Key features of Sakata Kuroda Carrot Seed:

• Open pollinated Kuroda type carrot selected by Sakata for superior colour, taste and uniformity
• Deep orange-red coloured roots with smooth skin and wide shoulders and a blunt tip
• Warm season production variety ideal for spring to summer sowing with maturity of 100 to 115 days from sowing in warm season
• Highly tolerant to heat and leaf blight, thriving in even the poorest of soils
• Good field holding ability allowing flexible harvest timing without quality loss
• Rich in beta-carotene which the body converts into Vitamin A for excellent nutritional value
• Smooth uniform roots ideal for fresh market sales and premium pricing
• Suitable for bunching, home gardening, fresh market and processing uses
• Open pollinated variety allowing seed saving for future seasons
• Produced by Sakata Seeds, one of the most trusted seed companies in the world

Ideal growing conditions:

• Carrots perform best in deeply worked, well-composted, loose soil with a pH of 6.0 to 7.0 with light sandy loam being best
• Kuroda types are suitable for use in heavy soils where other carrot types produce forked or misshapen roots
• Full sun with consistent moderate watering throughout the growing period
• Carrots need consistent moderate watering of about 1 to 2 inches per week keeping soil evenly moist but not waterlogged to support root development

How to plant Sakata Kuroda:

Prepare a deep, fine and well-worked seed bed free from stones and large clods. Sow seeds directly at 1 to 2 cm depth in rows 30 to 45 cm apart and thin to 5 to 7 cm between plants. Keep the ground around the carrots weed-free and water consistently as too little water results in coarse, woody roots. Harvest in warm season at 100 to 115 days from sowing when roots reach 12 to 15 cm in length.

Sakata Kuroda Carrot Seed is the heat-tolerant, reliable and high-yielding carrot variety that gives Nigerian farmers beautiful deep orange roots with consistent quality that commands premium prices in fresh markets. Order yours today from HTS Farms.