Orange Carrots

50 days. Daucus carota. (F1) Adelaide Carrot. This early maturing plant produces high yields of 3 to 4" long bright orange carrots. This is a true baby, meaning it has an early maturity and forms a root tip at 3 to 4" long. Ideal to use raw in salads, for gourmet dishes, pickling, & stir fry. This coreless baby carrot is perfect for stews and soups. This will be one of the first carrot crops you harvest from your garden. Perfect for containers, patio gardens, and small gardens. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.

75 days. Daucus carota. Open Pollinated. Brilliance Carrot. The plant produces good yields of 8 to 10" long orange carrots. It is a popular carrot variety prized for its bright orange color, uniform size, strong disease resistance, and bolt tolerance. The carrot is smooth, cylindrical, and coreless with a beautiful deep red hue. It is high in beta carotene. Great cooked or fresh in salads. Kids love them. Try growing orange, purple, red, white, and yellow carrots for a beautiful gourmet dish. Also known as Brillyance Carrot. Excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer’s Markets, market growers, open field production, and commercial production. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: ALT, CLS, PM.

65 days. Daucus carota. Open Pollinated. Chantenay Red Core Carrot. The plant produces high yields of 5 ½" to 6" long, flavorful, golden-orange carrots with a deep red-orange center. It is a popular heirloom carrot variety known for its short, thick, broad-shouldered, stump-rooted shape with a blunt tip. This variety rarely splits and is a good winter keeper. Good, fresh, cooked, or used as a juicer. Also known as Red Core Chantenay Carrot. An heirloom originally from the Chantenay region of France and widely introduced into the U.S. around 1929. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 80297. A variety from France.

75 days. Daucus carota. Open Pollinated. Danvers 126 Carrot Seeds. The plant produces high yields of 7 ½" long, deep orange carrots. It is a popular carrot variety prized for its heat tolerance, high yield, and crack resistance, and performs especially well in heavier clay or rocky soils where longer Imperator types struggle. The flesh is firm and crisp, with excellent flavor. Great for canning, freezing, and making carrot juice. High in Vitamin A. Type found in your supermarkets. Heat Tolerant. Crack Resistant. Resists splitting. Stores well. Strong tops make harvesting easy. An excellent processing type. A variety that was developed by carrot growers in 1947 in Danvers, Massachusetts. An excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer’s Markets, market growers, open production, and commercial production. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 6171. An heirloom variety from the USA.

66 days. Daucus carota. (F1) Envy Carrot. This early-maturing plant produces heavy yields of 12" long bright orange carrots. It is a popular carrot variety prized for its sweet flavor, size even in challenging soils, and reliability. It has an extra sweet flavor and is the very best for fresh eating. Excellent for freezing and canning. It grows well in poor soil, even clay soil. Heat Tolerant. Top variety for the production of jumbo carrots. An excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer’s Markets, market growers, open production, and commercial production. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: ALS.

85 days. Daucus carota. Open Pollinated. Flakkee Carrot. The plant produces good yields of 9 to 12" long orange carrots. This carrot is big and heavy. It has a good orange color and excellent flavor. It does well in heavy soil and can remain good in the ground for a long time without spoiling. Excellent main crop variety. It is also known as Autumn King, Flakkee Giant Processor, Vita Longa, and Long Flacoro. It is an excellent choice for home gardens, farmers’ markets, and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 264234. A variety from France. Disease Resistant: ALS.

90 days. Daucus carota. (F1) Hercules Carrot. The plant produces high yields of very flavorful 7" long orange carrots. These Chantenay-type carrots are excellent for making carrot juice. They are great for harvesting in the summer or winter. Unlike other carrots, these carrots can grow well in hard, rocky soil, clay, and heavy, shallow, or rocky ground where longer carrots often struggle. It has strong tops, making it easy to harvest. Stores well. An excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer’s Markets, and market growers. A variety from the USA.

1933 All-America Selections Winner! 75 days. Daucus carota. Open Pollinated. Imperator 58 Carrot. The plant produces 9" long deep orange carrots. It is a popular carrot variety prized for producing the long, slender, deep-orange tapered roots commonly found in grocery stores. This is an excellent overall carrot, very flavorful. It is very sweet and tender. These are found in supermarkets because of their uniform size and smooth skin. It does best in loose soils. The original Imperator was developed around 1928 as a cross between Nantes Carrot and Chantenay Carrot. The improved Imperator 58 Carrot was released by Ferry-Morse in 1963. It was bred for market growers and shipping, and it stores well. An excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer’s Markets, and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 632391. A variety from the USA.

73 days. Daucus carota. Open Pollinated. Kuroda Long Carrot. The plant produces high yields of flavorful 8" long deep orange carrots. They are mild and sweet. Excellent for making carrot juice. Grows well in raised beds and compact spaces. A popular Asian market variety. It tolerates heat better than most carrots and does well in a wide variety of soils. Keeps well. Heat Tolerant. An improved Chantenay-type carrot that was developed in Japan. An excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer’s Markets, and market growers. A variety from Japan. Disease Resistant: ALS.

65 days. Daucus carota. Open Pollinated. Little Fingers Carrot Seeds. The plant produces good yields of 3 to 5" long finger size deep orange carrots. One of our most popular baby carrots. Excellent for gourmet dishes, salads, soups, and stews. Suitable for containers, pots, small gardens, square foot gardens, patios, and raised gardens for those with small garden spaces. Ideal for eating fresh, canning, or pickling. Plant these carrots from March to July for a continuous supply right into early winter. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety developed in France.

68 days. Daucus carota. Open Pollinated. Nantes Fancy Carrot. The plant produces good yields of 5 to 8" long orange carrots. The carrots are smooth and cylindrical. It holds well in the field and keeps well. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. Disease Resistant: ALS. A variety the region of Nantes, France.

68 days. Daucus carota. Open Pollinated. Nantes Mini Core Carrot. The plant produces good yields of 6 to 7" long quality orange carrots. It is a popular carrot variety prized for producing high yields of uniform, cylindrical orange roots with little to no core. Sweet, tender, thick, and crunchy with minimal fiber. Excellent for fresh eating, canning, and storage. A good production variety in the North Carolina field test. It holds well in the field and is a good keeper. Excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer’s Markets, market growers, open field production, and commercial production. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 26503. A variety from the USA.

70 days. Daucus carota. (F1) Nantindo Carrot. The plant produces heavy yields of 6 to 8" long deep orange carrots. This high quality carrot has a sweet flavor and texture. The roots may be harvested early or left in the ground to grow for weeks to develop maximum yield. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. A variety from the USA.

57 to 68 days. Daucus carota. (F1) Rainbow Blend Carrot Seeds. The plant produces excellent-quality 6" to 11" long rainbow-colored carrots. It is a popular carrot variety prized for its mix of colorful carrot varieties that produce red, purple, yellow, white, and orange carrots. They are crisp, very sweet, tender, and crunchy, and great raw, in salads, roasted, juiced, as baby carrots, and in gourmet dishes. The colorful mix makes them especially popular with kids. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.

70 days. Daucus carota. Open Pollinated. Royal Chantenay Carrot. The plant produces heavy yields of 5 to 7" long orange carrots. Even when very large, they still have a sweet flavor and texture. It does well in heavy or shallow soils. The roots may be harvested early or left in the ground to grow for weeks to develop maximum yield. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. An heirloom dating back to 1952. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 6168. A variety from the USA.

75 days. Daucus carota. Open Pollinated. Scarlet Nantes Carrot. The plant produces good yields of flavorful 6 to 8" long orange carrots. It is a popular carrot variety, prized for its high yield and wide adaptability, as it performs reasonably well even in heavier/clay soils, and has a sweet, mild, classic carrot taste. These quality carrots are very delicate and fine-grained, containing almost no core. It is tender, crisp, and ultra sweet. An excellent carrot for salads, soups, stews, and making carrot juice. This variety stores well. Grows well in heavier soils. An 1870s heirloom variety from the Nantes region of France first appeared in U.S. catalogs around 1870 and remains one of the most popular home-garden and market carrots. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 6191. An heirloom variety from France.

75 days. Daucus carota. Open Pollinated. Shin Kuroda Carrot. The plant produces good yields of 3 to 5" long bright orange carrots. These can be grown as baby carrots. Very flavorful. Excellent for making carrot juice. Stores well. Easy to harvest with their strong tops. It does well in a wide range of soil and weather conditions. Perfect for Asian specialty markets. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 652136. A variety from Japan.

75 days. Daucus carota. Open Pollinated. Tendersweet Carrot. The plant produces flavorful 8 to 10" long rich orange, coreless carrots. It is a popular heirloom carrot variety prized for its exceptional sweetness, tender-crisp texture, and nearly coreless roots. It is widely regarded as one of the sweetest carrot varieties, with long, tender, nearly coreless roots. This high-quality variety holds its color during cooking. Great for cooking, canning, pickling, baking, and making carrot juice. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 634653. A 1920s heirloom variety from the USA.

60 days. Daucus carota. Open Pollinated. Thumbelina Carrot. The plant produces good yields of small 1 to 2" round orange carrots. Their pumpkin colored orange skin is tender and requires no peeling. Chefs use this variety in gourmet dishes. These baby size carrots are excellent in stews. Very flavorful and retains its orange color when cooked. Stores well. This is a very popular carrot that can be grown in containers. Grows well in clay soil. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. A variety from the USA.

65 days. Daucus carota. Open Pollinated. Touchon Carrot. The plant produces good yields of 6 to 8" long orange Nantes-type carrots. It is one of the best for fresh eating due to its sweet, tender, crisp texture and coreless (nearly fiber-free) orange roots. The carrots are sweet and tender. Great, fresh, glazed, roasted soups and stews. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 341209. An heirloom variety from France.