Carrot 'Purple Dragon'
Carrot 'Purple Dragon' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
A beautiful heirloom carrot that has a dark-purple skin with an orange interior, very decorative in salads or steamed. The flavour is slightly spicy and sweet. Days to harvest: 65 - 90.
Product: Carrot 'Purple Dragon'
Product type: SEED (200)
Botanical name: Daucus carota
Purple Dragon' is a beautiful heirloom carrot that has a dark-purple skin with an orange interior, very decorative in salads or steamed. The flavour is slightly spicy and sweet.
Plant type: Cool season annual
Plant height: 25 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 10 - 25°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: 65 - 90 days
200 seeds per packet
Daucus carota
Cool season annual
Carrot 'Purple Dragon'
A beautiful heirloom carrot that has a dark-purple skin with an orange interior, very decorative in salads or steamed. The flavour is slightly spicy and sweet. Days to harvest: 65 - 90.