The Autumn King carrot is a robust heirloom variety celebrated for its impressive size, rich flavor, and exceptional storage capabilities. This long, substantial carrot is ideal for fall harvests and winter storage, making it a practical choice for gardeners who want to extend their carrot season and enjoy homegrown produce throughout the colder months.

Large Size and Rich Flavor

Autumn King carrots grow to a substantial length of 8 to 10 inches with a smooth, deep orange skin and a slightly tapered shape. The impressive size makes them visually striking and practical for cooking. These carrots deliver a rich, complex flavor with natural sweetness and excellent depth. The flesh is tender and juicy, making them equally enjoyable eaten fresh or prepared in various culinary applications. The robust character of Autumn King carrots makes them particularly well-suited to roasting, stewing, and other cooking methods that benefit from their substantial size and flavor.

Growing Autumn King Carrots

Autumn King carrots thrive in loose, well-draining soil with full sun exposure. Direct sow seeds in late spring or early summer for a fall harvest, allowing them time to reach full size before cooler weather arrives. These carrots prefer consistent moisture, so regular watering during the growing season supports optimal development. Thin seedlings to about 3 inches apart once they've sprouted to allow proper root development and achieve their characteristic large size.

Expect maturity in approximately 80 to 100 days, making them a longer-season variety that rewards patient gardeners with substantial harvests. Autumn King carrots are hardy and pest-resistant, performing reliably in most garden conditions. They're particularly well-suited to fall planting and storage.

Culinary and Storage Excellence

The substantial size and rich flavor of Autumn King carrots make them perfect for roasting whole or in chunks, where their natural sugars caramelize beautifully. They're excellent in soups, stews, and braises where their robust character shines. Their impressive storage capabilities make them ideal for preserving your harvest through winter months in cool conditions.

Harvest and Storage

Harvest Autumn King carrots when they reach your desired size by gently loosening the soil and pulling from the base. These carrots store exceptionally well in cool conditions in your refrigerator or root cellar, keeping for several months. Autumn King is an excellent choice for gardeners seeking a reliable, flavorful heirloom carrot with impressive size and outstanding storage potential.

• The Autumn King carrot is one of the more popular varieties to grow. Its split-resistant skin turns to a deep dark orangish/red color as it matures.
  
  - One of the largest of carrots! Grows 10" - 12" long
  
  - Easy to grow in sandy soil
  
  - A favorite of many home grower
  
  - Carrots are a sun-loving plants that also like the cold
  
  - Just keep them consistently watered and they'll be happy
  
  

• Days to Maturity | 70 days
  
  
• Carrot Seeds | Carrots are an annual cool-season crop, half-hardy to frost and light freezes. Sow seeds evenly in a very shallow furrow, about 1/4 inch deep, and keep seeds moist so they will germinate. 
  
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Carrot gets its characteristic and bright orange colour from β-carotene, which is metabolised into vitamin A in humans when bile salts are present in the intestines. Carrots are also rich in dietary fibre, antioxidants, and minerals.