Description
Cosmic Purple Carrot Seeds 1372.
Approx. 500 seeds/pkt (850 seeds/gram)
A Danvers type carrot with beautiful, deep purple outer skin, yellow central core and deep orange interior flesh. Carrots average 17.5 cm (7”) length and have an unusually sweet flavour with a hint of spiciness. Cosmic Purple contains beneficial antioxidants, called anthocyanins. Not only do they look great, their good for your health too!
How to Grow
Carrots will grow well in any open, well cultivated, deep garden soil. As the seed is quite small, mix it with some sand when sowing. Once soil temperature rises above 7.5 C (45 F), sow seed about 7-15 mm (1/4-1/2″) deep in rows spaced 45-60 cm (18- 24″) apart. Sow seed at 5 day intervals over several weeks. Keep the seedbed evenly moist during the 2 week germination period but avoid crusting over the soil as this will greatly reduce the number of seedlings that emerge. Thin the seedlings during the early stages of growth until they are 5 cm (2″) apart. Keep the plants evenly watered, weed free and avoid high nitrogen fertilizers. Harvest any time after the carrot roots develop good colour.
