Bundle of Chantenay Red Core Carrots with broad shoulders and red-orange cores
Chantenay Red Core Carrot Seeds

Vendor:Seattle Seed Company

Chantenay Red Core Carrot Seeds

$3.49

Chantenay Red Core Carrot Seeds from Seattle Seed Company grow broad-shouldered, blunt-tipped carrots that thrive in heavy or clay soils. This heirloom vegetable variety features a red-orange core and matures in 70-75 days under full sun. Use these seeds to direct sow in early spring or fall, following instructions for spacing and thinning to ensure healthy root growth.

  • Broad-shouldered roots suitable for heavy soil
  • Heirloom variety with rich red-orange core
  • Direct sow early spring or fall
  • Requires full sun and consistent moisture
  • Matures in approximately 70-75 days

Vegetables for Your Garden

Chantenay Red Core Carrot Seeds Purchase Details

Growing Details

Key Growing and Planting Information

Brand or supplier
Seattle Seed Company
Product type
Vegetables
Botanical Name
Daucus carota
Plant Type
Biennial grown as annual
Planting Time
Early spring or fall
Planting Depth
¼ inch
Spacing
2–3 inches apart; rows 12–18 inches
Days to Germination
14–21 days
Days to Harvest
70–75 days
Mature Root Length
5–7 inches
Light Needs
Full sun (6+ hours)
Water Needs
Moderate — keep soil evenly moist; avoid waterlogging
Seed Type
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated

What arrives

One Chantenay Red Core Carrot Seeds in the selected option unless the product page clearly lists a set or kit. Props and styling accessories shown in photos are not included.

Garden Compatibility

Matching Seeds to Your Garden Space

Use Chantenay Red Core Carrot Seeds for the listed garden, watering, or growing task. Confirm the size option shown on this page, coverage, connection, seed type, or tool fit before use.

Choosing Chantenay Red Core Carrots for Soil and Climate

Best with the garden beds, hoses, faucets, soil, seed trays, irrigation parts, or outdoor spaces that match the product's listed specs.

Always follow the manufacturer's care, use, and safety guidance.

Shipping & Returns

Delivery and Return Information

Shipping Information

Shipping rates and estimated delivery times are shown at checkout.

Return Policy

Return requests are accepted within 30 days of delivery. Contact Resin Society first for damaged, defective, incorrect, or missing items and we will coordinate directly with Seattle Seed Company.
Bundle of Chantenay Red Core Carrots with broad shoulders and red-orange cores

City plot, country habit

Chantenay Red Core moves from soil to skillet with a quiet confidence—broad-shouldered, sweet, and ready when dinner is close and time is thin.

A small ritual

Pull, rinse, roast

Short, sturdy, and deeply red-orange

Long carrots sulk in heavy soil; Chantenay Red Core doesn’t. Its blunt, compact roots settle in where clay would turn others crooked, rewarding patient watering with dense, sweet flesh. Harvest slips into weeknights—no peeling needed, quick to cook, just a rinse and a cut.

From bed to table without fuss

Food from your own hands changes a room. A tray of roasted halves, their red-orange cores catching the light, brings people in close. This heirloom keeps well, juices beautifully, and holds its sweetness from the first cool sowing to winter suppers.

For the everyday gardener-cook

Someone with a modest bed or clay-heavy plot who wants reliable, sweet carrots for fresh eating, roasting, juicing, and storing.

How it lives with you

Direct sow in early spring or fall, keep evenly moist until sprouts appear, thin to 2–3 inches, and harvest 5–7-inch roots in about 70–75 days.
  • Garden projects
  • Seed starting
  • Watering
  • Outdoor maintenance
  • Plant care
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About the Brand

Seattle Seed Company at Resin Society

Seattle Seed Company, based in Freeland, WA, brings together seeds and garden-growing products with a small, purposeful selection of plant & herb growing kits and chairs. The collection sits where home, garden, and maker living overlap: practical supplies for people building hands-on outdoor spaces and objects—like chairs with enough form and material presence—to anchor a porch, sunroom, or corner of the house. Buyers will appreciate items chosen for how they shape both a project and a place: tools and kits that start gardens, and singular furnishings that help organize and define the space around them. These are pieces for making, planting, and living with intention.
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Questions and Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Will Chantenay Red Core grow in my heavy or clay soil?
Yes. This variety is noted for growing readily in heavy or clay soils where longer carrots struggle.
When should I plant the seeds?
Direct sow in early spring as soon as the soil can be worked, or sow again in fall in mild climates.
How deep and how far apart do I plant?
Sow seeds 1/4 inch deep, then thin seedlings to 2–3 inches apart with rows 12–18 inches apart.
How long until harvest?
Expect 70–75 days to harvest, with mature roots about 5–7 inches long.
Any tips for germination and watering?
Keep the soil consistently moist until sprouts emerge—germination can take 14–21 days—and avoid waterlogging.