Nantes 2
Carrot in the UK
A lovely sweet early carrot that's a real treat from the plot. It grows with blunt-ended roots, making it a reliable choice.
Sow window for Carrot generally.
Buy Nantes 2 seeds
Partner retailers. If you buy through these links we may earn a small commission. It never costs you more.
How to grow it
Right, with carrots you're sowing directly outdoors, no faffing about with indoor trays usually. Get 'em in from March right through to July, you can do a few small sowings every few weeks for a steady supply. Make a shallow drill, about 1 cm deep, in a nice stone-free bed. Sprinkle the tiny seeds thinly, then gently cover with fine soil. They need to be well-spaced, so you're not going to be able to avoid thinning later on, like I say.
Once those little green shoots pop up, you'll need to thin them out. It's a bit heartbreaking, but you want about 5 cm between each plant, so they have room to grow proper. Do this on a still day to try and stop the carrot fly getting interested in the smell of the disturbed foliage, you know what I mean. If you're doing container varieties like Parmex or Paris Market, sow them thinly in a good deep pot or tub.
More Carrot varieties
Track your Carrot from packet to plate
Sowing reminders and harvest forecasts for your own frost dates, the Seed Tin, Scan Centre for any label or packet, and the Potty Mouth Garden Club. Free to start.
Allotment keeper in the North East of England, the voice behind the Tony C Smith YouTube channel, and the gardener who built GrowMore CookMore. Club numbers on this page update as members log their plots. Last updated 3 September 2026.