Cosmic Purple Carrot Seed

Put some “wow” on your dinner plate! Wildly technicolor carrots reach 8”, have bright purple skin with interior flesh in shades of yellow and orange. So cool-looking, even kids will eat them! Deeper colors mean more carotene, lycopene and antioxidants. Carrots require light and fluffy soil – add sand and coco-fiber to loam to lighten it. Frost-hardy. Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seed.

• Days to germinate: 12-18
• Days to maturity: 70
• Sow outdoors at last frost date and keep moist; don’t overfertilize
• Seed spacing: 2-3”
• Seed depth: 1/8”
• Produce size: 8”
• Yield: 1 carrot per plant
• Mature plant height: 4-8” (including carrot tops)
• Suitable for container growing: Yes.
• Year of discovery: Approx. 1983; of Syrian origin (Philipp Simon)