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Anyone grow the carrot variety 'Top Weight'?

barry islandbarry island Posts: 1,847
in Fruit & veg
I received a free packet of 'Top Weight' carrot seeds but as these are sold in Australia and New Zealand rather than the UK has anyone experienced growing this variety over here?
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  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Me too @barry island  ( from D T Brown ? )  Says they are the favourite carrot in Australia.
    I usually do Chantenay or similar but I'm going to try the freebies this year/  Sowing in the next week or 2 I think for me.
  • barry islandbarry island Posts: 1,847
    They're the ones @philippasmith2 I have sown half a row but just in case I bought a packet of Nantes to sow the rest of the row.
  • barry islandbarry island Posts: 1,847
    edited April 2023
    My soil is mainly clay which changes consistency depending on how wet it is to how compacted it has become, sometimes it can be as sticky as potters clay and others it is light and crumbly where the sand content can be felt, it isn't stone free but not particularly stony either, I have found that Nantes grow pretty well although I'm not too sure what difference there is between Nantes 2 and Nantes 5 or whether the numbers make a difference at all. I'm not sure why DT Brown sent the free packet of Top Weight seeds as I don't believe that they are sold in the UK maybe their Australian branch had a glut of them.
  • barry islandbarry island Posts: 1,847
    @philippasmith2 The half row of Top Weight carrots have germinated well so I have sown another batch, so the favourite carrot of Australia will grow in blighty after all although they are protected under a cloche tunnel.
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    @barry island  That sounds promising.  No sign here yet ( outside/no protection ).  I think I'll show them your post - see if that may wake them up  ;)
  • barry islandbarry island Posts: 1,847
    @philippasmith2 We have had a few sunny days in the last two weeks so it would have got hot under the plastic it may have fooled them now all we need is for the weather to warm up to grow them on.
  • mxr7xfp7qbAv8KXQS6mxr7xfp7qbAv8KXQS6 Posts: 3
    I’ve put a few of these in (free seeds from DT Brown) - be interested to hear how all you who started earlier are doing with Topweight. 
  • barry islandbarry island Posts: 1,847
    I might visit the allotment tomorrow I'll pull one and let you know.
  • barry islandbarry island Posts: 1,847
    Hi I harvested carrot top weight today they looked good we had them in a salad they weren't very sweet maybe better when they are cooked. 
  • PolytunnellerPolytunneller Posts: 1
    I also got a free sample and sowed them mid March in a commercial sized polytunnel.
    I picked a sample this week, they weren't anything raw but they were delicious cooked, sweet and flavoursome also they were a good size for 100 days
    Planning another sowing this week for harvest later in the year or even into next year.
    Found this forum looking for seeds for future use.
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