Carrot - Royal Chantenay
The Carrot Royal Chantenay, 'Daucus carota var staivus', produces home grown carrots that taste better than store bought. They have a sweet, crisp, nice flavor and they are excellent for heavy, clay dominated soils. Royal Chantenay is considered an excellent all around carrot by combining excellent qualities such as flavor, shallow soil growth, and storage ability. They are a great container vegetable The Royal Chantenay produces a carrot that is thick, 5 to 6 inches long, and orange in color. Carrot seed germinates in soils as cold as 45 degrees, but performs best in warm soils. The first sowing should be 2 to 4 weeks before the last frost. Do successive planting every 3 weeks, until 70 days before the first fall frost. In very warm climates carrots are grown primarily in the fall. The single most important factor in growing carrots is to have a deep, clod and rock free, well drained soil. A 50% peat moss mix with the soil is ideal. Even moisture is essential. ... details
Impatiens - Swirl Mix The Impatiens Swirl, 'Impatiens wallerana', has shimmering pearl colors that are stunning. No shade garden should be without it! The 1 1/2 inch flowers are pink, coral, and peach surrounded by a darker petal margin that distinctively set off each flower. The Swirl Impatiens blooms summer to fall. This plant is also called Busy Lizzie. These plants will flower prolifically in the shade. The Swirl is especially attractive planted in mass, and they can be also grown inside as house plant.
