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Carrot

Purple Dragon Seeds

Beautiful reddish purple exterior with amazing contrasting yellow orange interior. Sweet almost spicy flavour. 90 days.

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Eden Seeds
Packet (250 seeds) $3.70
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General information:

Carrot

Daucus carota

Very nutritious vegetable originating from central Asia. Richest vegetable in vitamin A. Used by ancient Greek physicians as stomach tonic, known in Roman times and widely used as a vegetable by 13th century. Sunny spot. Good in all soils, likes well drained friable soil, fertilised for previous crop. Thin to 20-50mm and use thinnings as baby carrots. Sow seed direct, keeping seeds moist, can cover with hessian or similar till germination which is usually about 5-6 days, then uncover to let light in. Rotate crops to prevent disease build-up. Cleaned carrots store well in cool conditions. Sow spring, summer and autumn, best not sown in heavy frost.

600-900 seeds per gram

Carrot seeds planting information:

When To Plant In Australia
Tropics:Feb-Nov
Subtropic:Feb-Nov
Mild:Sep-May
Cold/Frost:Sep-Feb
Seed Sowing
Plant space cm:2-5
Row space cm:25-30
Depth cm:.5-1
Best soil temp:10-30 °C
 
Other Info
Number of seeds per gram:600-900
Rate per hectare:3-4.5kg
Average days to maturity:65-90
Edible Flowers
Sprout & Eat
Sprout & Cut
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restrictions for this seed.
W.A. CustomersDue to quarantine restrictions in W.A. there is a 10,000 seeds limit per each variety.
Carrot seed count is 600-900 seeds per gram. Please stay under this 10,000 seeds limit when ordering seeds as we will have to reduce or remove it from your order. If you have any queries on ordering large quantities please phone us on (07) 5533 1177.
TAS CustomersDue to quarantine restrictions in TAS there is an 800g limit per each seed variety.
Please stay under this 800g limit when ordering seeds as we will have to reduce or remove it from your order.

  

 

 

 

 

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