Mokum Carrot
Daucus carota var. sativus 'Mokum'
Height: 24 inches
Spacing: 3 inches
Sunlight:
Hardiness Zone: (annual)
Description:
An lovely imperator variety, great for deep patio containers and kitchen gardens; produces 8" long crisp and delicate carrots with fine grain and nearly coreless centers; needs to be hand dug out instead of pulled; wonderful for baby food and juices
Edible Qualities
Mokum Carrot is an annual vegetable plant that is typically grown for its edible qualities. It produces orange long roots with orange flesh which are harvested from mid summer to mid fall. The roots have a sweet taste and a juicy texture.
The roots are most often used in the following ways:
- Fresh Eating
- Cooking
- Baking
- Freezing
Planting & Growing
Mokum Carrot will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 8 inches. When planted in rows, individual plants should be spaced approximately 3 inches apart. This vegetable plant is an annual, which means that it will grow for one season in your garden and then die after producing a crop. Because of its relatively short time to maturity, it lends itself to a series of successive plantings each staggered by a week or two; this will prolong the effective harvest period.
This plant is typically grown in a designated vegetable garden. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Mokum Carrot is a good choice for the vegetable garden, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. With its upright habit of growth, it is best suited for use as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
