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Atomic Red Carrot Seed
Atomic Red carrot gets its great color from healthful Lypoene. Lycopene credited for helping prevent several types of cancer. Lycopene is a proven...Read More...
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Chantenay Red Cored Carrot Seed
One of the best general purpose carrots. Roots are slightly tapering and abruptly stump r...Read More...
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Cosmic Purple Carrot Seed
7-8" of purple carrot power! Purple on the outside and bright orange on the inside these carrots are a real show stopper. Have trouble getting th...Read More...
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Danvers 126 Carrot Seed
Danvers 126 was created for better yields, smoother skin, and uniformity. Davers 126 is a heat tolerant carrot variety that will also work ...Read More...
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Imperator 58 Carrot Seed
A danvers type carrot that has been a standard for many years. Imperator 58 is 9" long and 1 1/2 wide of sweet and tender carrot. Smooth, large, ...Read More...
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Little Fingers Carrot Seed
Little Fingers baby gourmet carrot has tiny tender 3- 5" roots; 1/2 inch thick; golden orange, sweet and crisp. A perfect nantes type carrot for m...Read More...
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Scarlet Nantes Carrot Seed
Early, Delicate Flavor, Coreless. A splendid home and market garden variety. Tops are small, and the rows can be planted close. Roots 6 to 8 ins. l...Read More...
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Tendersweet Carrot Seed
Tendersweet has long, 9-10" tapered roots; rich orange color; sweet, and coreless. This is a reliable producer that has been pleasing folks for ge...Read More...
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Heirloom Carrot Seeds Daucus carota
| Seed Depth |
Soil Temp for Seed Germ. |
Days to Seed Germ |
Dist. between plants |
Dist. between rows |
Yield/100' row (approximate) |
| 1/4" |
60-70F |
7-20 |
2" |
1' |
2 Bushels |
Approximately 600-700 heirloom seeds per gram. Pkgs contain 1 gram unless otherwise noted.
Heirloom carrots are easy to grow and a wonderful source of Vitamin A!
Heirloom Carrot Climatic Requirements: The heirloom carrot is a hardy, cool season crop that can be planted in the garden as soon as the soil can be prepared in the spring. Carrots require relatively large amounts of moisture and are not tolerant of drought. Prolonged hot weather in the later stages of development may not only retard growth but result in an undesirable strong flavor and coarseness in the roots. At the other extreme, prolonged temperatures below 55 degrees F tend to make the roots longer, more slender and paler in color than expected. The best temperature for highest quality roots is between 60 and 70 degrees F.
soils as they increase the likelihood of root
defects. Because raised-beds usually have loose soil and receive
little compaction from foot traffic, they are an ideal location to
grow carrots. Heirloom carrot plants grow well at a pH range of 6.0 to 6.8.
Fertilizers: Most of the time a very well composted manure and a humus laden soil is all you need to grow great carrots. Heirloom carrots require large
amounts of plant nutrient elements normally found is this mix, but sometimes need extra potassium, for good
production. On the flip side too
much manure applied just before seeding can result in
forked roots. Better to wait till the tops are about 3"s to apply more manure as a side dressing.
Establishing: Direct seed heirloom carrots into a well-prepared soil early in the spring. Suggested planting seed depth is 1/4 inch deep in rows spaced 12 to 18 inches or more apart depending on the method of cultivation used. It is important to avoid crusting of the soil around the seed-bed. Covering the seed with vermiculite or fine compost and keeping the soil evenly moist until the seedlings have emerged will help prevent this problem. After the seedlings have emerged, thin them to one inch apart. When the tops of the carrots grow thicker, thin them to about two to three inches apart.
Heirloom Carrot Seed Varieties: Some of the many heirloom carrot seed varieties are: amarillo heirloom carrot seeds, autumn king heirloom carrot seeds, bambino heirloom carrot seeds, danvers half long heirloom carrot seeds, yellowstone heirloom carrot seeds, dragon heirloom carrot seeds, chantenay heirloom carrot seeds, amsterdam #2 heirloom carrot seeds, scarlet nantes heirloom carrot seeds, red cored chantenay heirloom carrot seeds, atomic red heirloom carrot seeds, shin kuroda heirloom carrot seeds, davers 126 heirloom carrot seeds, early coreless heirloom carrot seeds, gold pak heirloom carrot seeds, little finger heirloom carrot seeds, oxheart heirloom carrot seeds, parisian heirloom carrot seeds, st. valery heirloom carrot seeds, tendersweet heirloom carrot seeds, cosmic purple heirloom carrot seeds and jaune du boubs. carrot seeds.
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We strive to sell the highest quality open pollinated and heirloom seeds. Our chief concern is empowering you, the customer, to be able to grow your own vegetables year after year by being able to save your seed. Not growing GMO seed or hybrid vegetable seed allows you to keep the seed your plants create and know you'll get the same vegetable every time. We value your input and comments and want to create a community of concerned citizens who care about the food they eat, the ground they grow their vegetables in, and the world in which we live. To protect your pollinators and bees, please limit or eliminate your pesticides use, they will thank you for it! Thank you again for purching such high quality heirloom seeds!
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