Carrots (scientific name: Daucus carota? var。 ? Sevati? Hoffm。 ) is a variety of wild carrot in Umbelliferae, an annual or biennial herb.
Roots are stout, rectangular, conical, orange-red or yellow. Stems erect, up to 90 cm, much branched. Long-stalked leaves, pinnately compound leaves, lobes linear or lanceolate, and acute apex; The petiole base swells to form a leaf sheath. Compound umbel; Peduncle hairy; The total bracts are many and leaflike, and the outer spokes bend inward in fruit; Flowers are usually white and sometimes reddish; Petals are unequal in length. This kind of fruit is conical with white thorns on the edge. It blooms in April.
Selection of sowing date:
Sow in February in spring, harvest in May-July, sow in July in autumn, and harvest in11-65438+February. In Guangdong, Fujian and other places, you can sow at any time from August to 65438+10, and harvest at any time in winter.
In the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, seeds are sown in early August and harvested at the end of June. In North China, seeds are sown in early July to mid-July and harvested in1early October to1mid-October 165438. In high latitude and cold areas, the sowing date can be earlier. The northern part of Xinjiang should be sown in early June and harvested in 65438+ 10.