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The carrot is a highly popular vegetable that needs no introduction. The plants are biennial, producing seed in the second year if protected from freezing solid.
Sowing Carrot Seeds
Sow carrot seeds outdoors 3-6 weeks before the last frost date. Sow on the surface, and cover lightly with soil. Keep moist. Thin to 3" apart. Full sun.
Carrot 'Scarlet Nantes'
(70 days)
2,000 seeds $3.00
Scarlet Nantes is sweet, juicy and nearly coreless. The reddish-orange color shows its high vitamin content. It's a great choice for fresh eating, freezing and juicing. It can be harvested early for baby carrots. The cylindrical roots grow to 7" long with blunt tips. It needs loose, deeply dug soil where it can put down long roots without forking. French heirloom, 1855. Also known as Early Coreless.
Red Cored Chantenay has a rich flavor, an attractive shape, and a bright orange color, making it a joy to use in the kitchen. Try it fresh, frozen or canned. The 6" roots are tapered and blunt with a red-orange core. It's a hefty carrot that doesn't break off easily when digging. Recommended for heavy clay soil. Heirloom from France, 1870's. Introduced to the U.S. in 1929 by the Burpee Seed Company.
Carrot 'Red Cored Chantenay'
(70 days)
2,000 seeds $3.00
Black Nebula is a dark purple carrot with high levels of anthocyanins and vitamin C. It's great for fresh eating, juicing and cooking. This amazing carrot was improved from a strain found at a market in northern India.
Indian heirloom.
Carrot 'Black Nebula'
(75 days)
300 seeds $3.25
Carrot 'Cosmic Purple' has bright purple skin with a yellow to orange interior. The 6" long roots have a spicy and earthy flavor. My daughter, Megan, owner of Megan's Heirloom Seeds, won a photo contest with this beautiful picture. This open-pollinated variety was released in 2005 by Dr. Philipp Simon of the USDA Agricultural Research Station in Madison, Wisconsin. Danvers type.
Carrot 'Cosmic Purple'
(70 days)
300 seeds $3.00
Uzbek Golden is our favorite carrot for eating raw. It has a finer, softer texture than most other carrots, so I can chew it with my TMJ jaw. The flavor is sweet and mild - no bitterness. Medium-short, blunt roots. Danvers type.
Heirloom from Uzbekistan. See this video for the history.
Carrot 'Uzbek Golden'
(70 days)
540 seeds $3.25
