Carrot | Touchon

Grow sweet, tender, and coreless carrots in your home garden. Carrots are a quintessential root vegetable favorite, prized for their crisp texture and exceptional sweetness in salads, fresh snacking, and culinary dishes.

These classic French heirloom plants produce an abundant harvest of uniform, cylindrical roots throughout the growing season, making them a rewarding addition to any vegetable patch. Direct sow seeds outdoors once soil can be worked in early spring for Canada's shorter growing season.

Why Grow Carrots?

• Crisp, exceptionally sweet, and tender French heirloom roots
• Abundant and reliable yields
• Coreless, bright orange interior
• Open-pollinated variety
• Approximately 65–70 days to maturity
• Grows best in full sun to part sun
• Approximately 200-250 seeds per packet

How to Grow Carrots from Seed

Direct sow carrot seeds outdoors in early spring as soon as the soil can be worked, up to several weeks before the last expected frost. Sow seeds about 6 mm (¼ inch) deep in loose, well-worked, stone-free soil and keep consistently moist until germination.

Carrots require loose, deeply dug soil free of rocks to prevent forking and misshapen roots. Thin seedlings early to about 5–7 cm (2–3 inches) apart to allow proper room for root expansion.

Keep the seedbed evenly moist during germination, as crusting over heavy soil can prevent delicate seedlings from emerging.

Water consistently throughout the growing season, as erratic moisture can cause roots to split or develop a woody texture.

Growing Carrots in Canada

Carrots thrive in cool-to-moderate spring and fall weather. Canadian gardeners in cooler regions benefit from direct sowing in well-drained raised beds or loose garden soil that warms up quickly in the spring.

Ensure stones and heavy clay are amended with organic matter to encourage straight, beautiful roots. Mulching lightly can help retain surface moisture during the slow germination period.

For detailed instructions covering seed starting, direct sowing, soil preparation, thinning, watering, fertilizing, weeding, common problems, harvesting, and seed saving, read our Complete Guide to Growing Carrots in Canada.

Carrot Growing Information

Feature	Detail
Botanical Name	Daucus carota
Common Name	Carrot 'Touchon Selection'
Plant Type	Annual root vegetable
Sun Requirements	Full sun to part sun
Days to Maturity	Approximately 65–70 days
Seed Count	Approximately 200–250 seeds
Pollination Type	Open-pollinated heirloom
Best Uses	Fresh eating, juicing, and culinary cooking

Grow Your Own Carrots

There is nothing quite like pulling a crisp, vibrant orange carrot straight from your own garden soil and tasting its unmatched natural sweetness. With their reliable yields and exceptional flavor, Touchon carrots are a rewarding and essential addition to any Canadian garden.

Start your carrots from seed this season and enjoy watching them grow into a bountiful and delicious harvest.