Aranka Early Carrot

seeds

Daucus carota
(56 days) F-1 hybrid.

Aranka means ‘golden’ in Hungarian. The discontinuation of Nelson carrot was a loss felt by the early summer snacking and bunching crowd. But our Fedco motto for trialing is “Less mourning, more munching!” For five summers we’ve grown and eaten a lot of early Nantes/Nelson–class carrots. We found OP Coral, and now we are happy to offer hybrid Aranka! Bejo Seeds, who bred Nelson, packed many of the same excellent traits into Aranka: early orange crunchy sweet eating at 3–5" long. But Aranka’s similar short top is stronger and healthier, making harvest and bunching easier. Nelson who?

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2094 Aranka

A: 1g

$4.50

B: 3g

$10.15

C: 6g

$16.25

D: 24g

$47.00

E: 120g

$200.00

Quick Details

Hybrid Status: F-1 hybrid
Days to Maturity: 56 days

Compare

Compare with other Early Carrots

Variety	Product Type	Hybrid Status	Days to Maturity
Tonda di Parigi	seeds	open pollinated	55 days
Coral	seeds	open pollinated	55 days
Coral Organic	seeds	open pollinated	55 days
Istanbul	seeds	F-1 hybrid	65 days
Mokum, Unpelleted	seeds	F-1 hybrid	48 days
Mokum, Pelleted	seeds	F-1 hybrid	48 days
Aranka	seeds	F-1 hybrid	56 days

Shipping

From early May through October 31, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.

Additional Information

Carrots

500-1,000 seeds/g. Carrots average 18,000 seeds/oz with significant variations among varieties.
Days to maturity are from seeding date.

Culture: Very hardy. Early carrots can be sown by late April. For fall crop or winter storage, seed in early summer. Minimal germination temperature 40°, optimal range 75–85°. Can take up to 3 weeks to germinate; keep rows from drying out for faster emergence. Thinning is critical: At 3" high thin to ½" apart, at 6" thin again to 1-2" apart.

Diseases:

ALTS: Alternaria Leaf Spot
PM: Powdery Mildew
BR: Black Rot
TLS: Target Leaf Spot
LR: Licorice Rot
P: Pythium

ALTS shows up first on the oldest foliage as brown-black spots edged with yellow. Foliage blackens and shrivels as it develops and spreads. Maintaining a good crop rotation is the best preventive.

Germination Testing

For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.

Our Seeds are Non-GMO

All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.