What's the difference: carrots with numbers?

[throup]

I am probably missing something obvious here, but I have come across a few packets of carrot seeds with similar names, the only difference being a number. For example, I can find lots of retailers selling "Early Nantes 2", while other places sell "Early Nantes 5". I also have some "Royal Chantenay 3", but I have seen some "Royal Chantenay 2" available online.

Can anyone explain to me what the difference is, please?

[FionaH]

No idea but I would love to know!

[selfraising]

This is just a guess, but I'm wondering if it refers to a newer, improved version of the same carrot.

[COMPOST CORNER]

I have no idea, I just assumed it was a slightly different variation on a genetic theme, like windows 94 becoming windows 98

[FionaH]

I have no idea, I just assumed it was a slightly different variation on a genetic theme, like windows 94 becoming windows 98

On that basis the original carrots grow perfectly well but the later ones are unstble and fall over?

[COMPOST CORNER]

On that basis the original carrots grow perfectly well but the later ones are unstble and fall over?

Perhaps using windows was a bad example :-)}

[BumbleB]

Lol :-)

Not sure why they are numbered but a big carrot page is here:

Carrot Growing - In depth guide to growing carrots

[throup]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I suppose it doesn't really matter; I'll plant the seeds and eat the carrots. I'm just one of those awkward souls who likes to understand everything.

And thanks to COMPOST CORNER, I now know that if they get slugged I can always press CTRL-ALT-DEL to fix the problem!

[Demeter]

They are different varieties, apparently. The exact differences between them I don't know!

Found this EU catalogue of all veg varieties (who knew?) which includes several varieties differentiated by number - not just carrots.
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/...01:0421:EN:PDF

[HayleyB]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I suppose it doesn't really matter; I'll plant the seeds and eat the carrots. I'm just one of those awkward souls who likes to understand everything.

And thanks to COMPOST CORNER, I now know that if they get slugged I can always press CTRL-ALT-DEL to fix the problem!

ROFPMSL welome to the Madvine you'll fit in very very well here

I planted a load of Amsterdam Forcing 3 today in with my spring onion buckets have no idea why they are a three but who cares when I get carrots in a few months time

[throup]

They are different varieties, apparently. The exact differences between them I don't know!

Found this EU catalogue of all veg varieties (who knew?) which includes several varieties differentiated by number - not just carrots.
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/...01:0421:EN:PDF

Thanks for the info, Demeter. What an interesting find, although a little tedious if you try to read through it!

[throup]

ROFPMSL welome to the Madvine you'll fit in very very well here

I planted a load of Amsterdam Forcing 3 today in with my spring onion buckets have no idea why they are a three but who cares when I get carrots in a few months time

Thanks for the welcome, HayleyB.

I have my Early Nantes 5 (or was it 2?) planted along with my Royal Chantenay 3 so I will just forget about the numbers now and enjoy the harvest.

[Snadger]

On that basis the original carrots grow perfectly well but the later ones are unstble and fall over?

Nice one FionaH! Lol