Description
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)
