Vegetables
Days to harvest: 75

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 3 feet or more
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Erosion control
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Roots
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Other: taproot is edible
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Preferred depth: at least 12"

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Common names
  • Carrot
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Daucus carota var. sativus
  • Synonym: Daucus carota subsp. sativus

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Uploaded by dave
Location: My Place
Date: August 22, 2013
Assorted Sizes From Row
Location: My Place
Date: October 27, 2013
Comparison With Quarter Dollar
Location: My Place
Date: October 27, 2013
Cleaned For Winter Storage

Date: 2009-07-19
Location: My Place
Date: August 22, 2013
Sizes Average About 6 Inchest
Location: My Vegetable Garden
Date: August 22, 2013
Showing Cracking Soil At Base
Location: Vermont
Date: 2013-09-27
Location: Norfolk, VA (USDA zone 8a)
Date: 2012-07-20

Courtesy Annie's Heirloom Seeds
  • Uploaded by vic

Courtesy Annie's Heirloom Seeds
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: Norfolk, VA (USDA zone 8a)
Date: 2012-04-16
The best carrot variety I have found for container growing
Comments:
  • Posted by beaumbra001 (Suring, WI - Zone 5a) on Oct 15, 2017 10:44 AM concerning plant:
    I grew this variety for the first time this year. It grew very well in fairly sandy soil. The taste was mediocre; certainly better than store bought carrots but I think there are many better varieties out there!
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Jul 4, 2013 8:54 AM concerning plant:
    A 19th-century variety that I grew in the 40's and 50's. This one and Oxheart were about the only varieties available that would produce in the heavy clay-based soil we had at that time.
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