Carrots "Shantane 2461" has long been among the best cultivar types. Having the qualities of a leader, this variety has absorbed all the features of a recognizable product: a pleasant taste and aroma, beautiful appearance, high yield, versatility in use. In this article we will look at the peculiarities of care, description of the variety, advantages and disadvantages of the French guest.
Variety description
Variety "Shantane" was bred through the selection and synthesis of selected French species. This carrot became the ancestor of one of the most common varieties of modernity, whose representatives have many identical features. Equal smooth and even, bright orange root crops (13-14 cm) of a cone-like shape have a rounded head and a blunt tip. The overall sprawling rosette of a green shade possesses accurate strengthening. The flesh of carrots is very juicy and dense, while the core portion is rather inconspicuous.
The sugar content is 10%, which makes carrots sweet enough. Per 100 g of fresh pulp accounts for up to 25 mg of carotene. This type is represented by a number of early and medium F1 hybrids, which makes it possible to grow carrots in a variety of climatic conditions.
The period of ripening is from 90 to 130 days. Distinctive feature is high yield. Depending on the climate and the variety, "Shantane" ranges from 6-10 kg / m².
Important! With appropriate climate and agrotechnology, early-carrot samples "Shantane" can be grown in greenhouse conditions, which will bring two crops a year.The universalism of this type allows the use of carrots in a variety of ways - from eating fresh to freezing, soaking and canning. The variety type is stable, as evidenced by the low percentage of branched, damaged or cracked specimens.
The advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Variety "Shantane" has a number of key characteristics that distinguish this carrot from a number of others. This type is one of the most versatile and elementary in use, as it does not require everyday hassle in care. Resistance to tsvetushnosti and various diseases provides "Shantane" climatic immunity, which allows you to grow a variety on different soils in a variety of weather conditions. 
Carrots were originally intended for long-term storage, as they are able to maintain a good appearance for up to 8 months. Nevertheless, it turned out that carrots are also perfect for fresh use, as they are sweet enough, fragrant and tasty.
Did you know? Continuous consumption of large amounts of carrots can change a person's skin color to yellowish orange.Considering the high yield of the variety - up to 10 kg / m², one can talk about the economy and rationality of the choice of this variety. This confirms the density of the root, which is not prone to cracks and damage.
Features agrotehnika
All table root vegetables, the Shantane variety type, are not an exception; they like broken and loose, nutritious, air-circulating soils, with a sufficient amount of sunlight. It is sown in the ground after cabbage, onions and tomato. "Shantane" also adapts well to heavy soils and high temperatures.
For a more fruitful harvest, complex fertilizers should be used for sowing: first, nitrogen fertilizers are used, and potash fertilizers are used during the formation of the root crop. It is necessary to thin carrots 2 times so that the distance between the roots in the future is at least 6 cm.
Depending on the type of representatives of the type varies and the ripening time of carrots.
Important! Carrot "Shantane" - One of the few varieties that can be grown as a summer crop, and for long-term storage until spring.Quite often, this type is used as sowing for the winter, as it perfectly tolerates various temperature drops and is not influenced by frost.
Cultivation requirements
In order to obtain a high-quality harvest of attractive, fragrant, sweet and nutritious carrots, it is necessary to carry out thorough tillage and properly care for this crop. Following uncommon advice, you can support the development of culture throughout the vegetative period:
- The soil must be dug up when it is dry, which will help avoid breasts.
- The depth of digging should be 25-30 cm, which will allow the roots to be smooth and straight.
- Shantane should not be planted on freshly fertilized land to avoid rough, hairy root crops.
- It is better to sow the seeds in rows, with a distance of 5-7 mm, and the distance between the rows should be 35-40 cm.
- It is necessary to thin the seedlings and stably maintain the soil moisture.
- Thinned seedlings must be disposed of so that the carrot fly does not terrorize the fruit.
- Growing root vegetables should be sprinkled with earth.
Care features
As part of the care of the species "Shantana" should be divided into two main aspects: watering and fertilizing.
Watering
Watering young plants is made 1-2 times a week. It is necessary to spend up to 4 liters of water per 1 square meter. When small root crops are formed, the amount of watering should be reduced to 1 time per week, but the water consumption rate should double by 1 square meter.
Did you know? Carrot is the equivalent of a toothbrush. Carrot root perfectly cleans tooth enamel, produces gum massage, prevents the occurrence of caries.When there is an active filling of root crops, and all the rains do not come, watering should be done every 10-12 days, and up to 10 liters of water should be used per 1 square meter.
Top dressing
Primary feeding should be done within a few weeks after the first thinning or germination. On a bucket of water, you need to take 1 teaspoon of potassium magnesia and urea, 1 tablespoon of superphosphate. 
Secondary dressing must be made a few weeks after the initial one: it is necessary to use complex mineral fertilizers - "Nitroammofosku" and "Nitrophoska", for 1 bucket of water - 2 tablespoons of fertilizer.
Third dressing It is produced by a solution of ordinary ash. After that, it is necessary to fertilize the soil with potassium sulphate, which lowers the amount of nitrates in the roots.
Important! Excellent results are guaranteed by foliar fertilizers of boric acid in the proportion of 2 grams per 10 liters of water.
Diseases and pests
The main opponent of root vegetables is a carrot fly. The presence of this parasite can be determined by twisted sheets. But if the carrot was properly cared for, the fly would not be able to hit the root crop. Most often the pest lives on overgrown weeds, thickened and over-wetted soils.
In the event that a carrot fly still struck the fruit, it is necessary to use instant-acting chemicals: Actellic, Intavir, etc.
If there are wireworms, slugs, rats, moles, dandruffs, shrews, mice on your site, they will also not mind sweetie carrots.
As for diseases, carrots, in principle, are very weakly exposed to diseases. Sometimes trouble can occur due to fomoz or alternariosis. Nevertheless, a simple treatment of the bed with a one-percent solution of boroski will reduce the risk of such diseases by an order of magnitude.Among the possible diseases of carrots should also be called chalcosporosis, powdery mildew, bacteriosis.Carrots are a wonderful vegetable, as it gives a person vigor, beauty, energy and contributes to the improvement of vision. Possessing a large amount of nutrients, pleasant aroma, high yield, resistance and unpretentiousness to care, "Shantane" carrots are considered to be one of the best varieties of their culture.
