70 days. The Purple Haze carrot seeds produce tapered roots that can grow up to eight inches long. This garden crop thrives with full sun in zones three to nine, and does best in sandy, well-drained soil. The Purple Haze carrot is ready to harvest at seventy days. The variety is sweet and tender, being purple on the outside with a bright orange core.
Growing Purple Haze Carrot Garden Vegetable Seeds
- Latin Name: daucus carota subsp. Sativus
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- Days to Maturity: 70 days
- Hardiness Zone: 3-9
- Planting Depth: ½"
- Plant Spacing: 1-2"
- Row Spacing: 18-24"
- Growth Habit: Upright
- Soil Preference: Light, well drained, sandy soil
- Temp Preference: Warmer
- Light Preference: Full Sun
- Diseases/pests: Susceptible to weevils and carrot rust fly
- Color: Purple with a bright orange core
- Flavor: Sweet and tender
Start by sowing the seeds directly outdoors; transplanting from indoors can cause weak and crooked roots. Plant the seeds half an inch deep in sandy soil, as soon as it can be worked. The soil should have a pH level of approximately seven. You will want to leave one to two inches between the plants and twelve to eighteen inches between rows. While growing, the crops will need one inch of water each week. After about fifty five days, the Little Fingers carrots will be ready to be harvested. If you would like to make picking the roots easier, you can soak their bed with water when it’s time to harvest.
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