Carrot 'Deep Purple'
Carrot 'Deep Purple' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
'Deep Purple' is dark purple almost to the core, the tapered roots are 20 cm long with a sweet flavour, it has very high antioxidant levels. The strong, healthy tops are easy to pull. The colour fades a bit when cooked; very decorative in salads. This is an F1 hybrid so is not suitable for seed saving. Please note this seed has been treated with fungicide & then washed.
Product: Carrot 'Deep Purple'
Product type: SEED (200)
Botanical name: Daucus carota
Deep Purple' is dark purple almost to the core, the tapered roots are 20 cm long with a sweet flavour, it has very high antioxidant levels. The strong, healthy tops are easy to pull. The colour fades a bit when cooked; very decorative in salads. This is an F1 hybrid so is not suitable for seed saving. Please note this seed has been treated with fungicide & then washed.
Plant type: Cool season annual
Plant height: 25 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 8 - 28°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring to early autumn
Subtropical: All year but avoid hottest months
Tropical: April - June
Germination: 6 - 14 days
Depth: 10 mm deep
Position: Full Sun
Sow where: Sow direct
Soil type: Friable, deeply dug, well-drained soil, pH 5.5 - 6.5. Avoid fresh animal manure, it causes forking; mulch well.
Rows: 30 cm apart
Details: To improve germination, prevent seed rows from drying out by covering with cardboard. Remove as soon as seeds germinate.
Harvest: 73 days