Daucus carota 'Amsterdam Forcing 3' is an early maturing carrot, bearing delicious, blunt-ended roots. It's one of the earliest carrots suitable for forcing outdoors or growing under cloches to extend the season. The carrots develop a good orange colour early on, and have an excellent sweet flavour.
Sow Daucus carota 'Amsterdam Forcing 3' seed in frames or under cloches, in well-prepared, stone-free soil from February. Continue to sow every fortnight for a continuous crop until autumn, in rows 30cm apart. Cover seedlings with horticultural fleece to deter carrot fly.
Daucus ‘Amsterdam forcing 3’ and wildlife
Daucus ‘Amsterdam forcing 3’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Daucus ‘Amsterdam forcing 3’ poisonous?
Daucus ‘Amsterdam forcing 3’ has no toxic effects reported.