Carrot, Organic (Lila Lu)

High Mowing Lila Lu Organic Carrot Seeds

Strikingly beautiful, purple carrots with dark purple skin and cheerful, orange cores. The beauty of these long, pointy carrots is complemented by excellent texture and taste. Roots are sweet and mild without the peppery flavor often found in purple carrots. Uniform shape with good top health for fresh market bunching. The purple skin coloration runs deep into the root, making for a fully purple, peeled carrot.

Sowing Information:

• Light: Full Sun
• When to Start Inside: Not recommended; root disturbance stunts growth.
• When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. Direct seed as soon as soil can be worked in the spring through mid-summer.
• Seed Depth: 1/4-1/2 inch
• Seed Spacing: 1-2 inches apart (depending on desired size) in rows 6 inches apart
• Thinning: When 1 inch tall, thin to 1 every 3 inches
• Days to Germinate: 10–21 days
• Days to Maturity: 95 days

Growing Notes:

• Harvesting: Harvest when carrots have appropriate coloring and flavor has developed. Carrots hold well in the field for up to 3 weeks in the summer and longer in cool conditions. For storage carrots dig roots after frost but before ground freezes.
• Attributes: Specialty appeal, 4-5 inch roots, purple when peeled, open-pollinated. Best quality arises from raised beds, free of stones and debris.