Daucus carota 'Black Knight'
Carrot 'Black Knight', Daucus carota subsp. sativus 'Black Knight', Wild carrot 'Black Knight'
Daucus Daucus
'Black Knight' _ 'Black Knight' is a perennial plant typically grown as an annual for its edible taproot. This cultivar produces cylindrical, purple-black roots with cream to pale yellow cores.
Daucus carota 'Black Knight' is: Deciduous
Upright
Green in Summer; Green in Autumn
Aphids , Carrot fly , Slugs , Snails , Swift moth larvae , Wireworms Aphids , Carrot fly , Slugs , Snails , Swift moth larvae , Wireworms
resistant to Greentop and internal cracking.
Black rot , Clayburn , Foot and root rot , Motley dwarf virus , Parsnip canker , Sclerotinia diseases Black rot , Clayburn , Foot and root rot , Motley dwarf virus , Parsnip canker , Sclerotinia diseases
Ready for harvest approximately 85 days from sowing.
Ready to harvest in 80-90 days.
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Daucus carota 'Black Knight' (Carrot 'Black Knight') will reach a height of 0.45m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 years.
Add to salads, Beds and borders, Containers, Flavouring food and drinks
Plant in deep, fertile, sandy soil in full sun. Do not grow carrots in soil which has been manured during the past year. Dig soil over in the autumn and prepare bed in spring with general purpose fertilizer 1-2 weeks before sowing.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Daucus carota 'Black Knight'
Carrot 'Black Knight', Daucus carota subsp. sativus 'Black Knight', Wild carrot 'Black Knight'
Daucus Daucus
'Black Knight' _ 'Black Knight' is a perennial plant typically grown as an annual for its edible taproot. This cultivar produces cylindrical, purple-black roots with cream to pale yellow cores.
Garden origin
Deciduous
Upright
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Green in Summer; Green in Autumn
Aphids , Carrot fly , Slugs , Snails , Swift moth larvae , Wireworms
resistant to Greentop and internal cracking.
Black rot , Clayburn , Foot and root rot , Motley dwarf virus , Parsnip canker , Sclerotinia diseases
Ready for harvest approximately 85 days from sowing.
Ready to harvest in 80-90 days.
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Daucus carota 'Black Knight' (Carrot 'Black Knight') will reach a height of 0.45m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 years.
Add to salads, Beds and borders, Containers, Flavouring food and drinks
Plant in deep, fertile, sandy soil in full sun. Do not grow carrots in soil which has been manured during the past year. Dig soil over in the autumn and prepare bed in spring with general purpose fertilizer 1-2 weeks before sowing.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3
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