AGRICULTURAL NEWS - Frozen food producers would harvest the carrots, trim the leaves, remove the skin with a steam peeler and then freeze the vegetables.
The variety commonly used was Chantenay Red Core, which is slightly shorter than the regular Chantenay.
This variety is also used for the production of normal-sized carrots, so producing mature baby carrots of about 5cm in length requires special procedure.
Fertilisation
The first step to producing these carrots is to ensure correct fertilisation. Too much nitrogen will stimulate leaf growth, causing the more advanced plants to overshadow the weaker ones. The advanced plants will then form normal-sized roots, while completely suppressing the adjacent carrots, rendering them useless.
