CARROT-PURPLE DRAGON
CARROT-PURPLE DRAGON
A$3.50
Availability: 189 in stock
Carota Sativa
Slice it, shred it, and love it. This glorious sweet carrot is the richest, most intense purple. Users will delight in this unique, yet tasty, variety with its purple skin and light yellow core. Has a high vitamin and antioxidant level.
Keep moist but NOT wet.
| Germination Time (Days) | 10 – 21 |
| Maturity Time (Days) | 70 – 120 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 4 – 5 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 3 – 8 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 25 – 30 |
| pH | 5 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Half Hardy |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
30 - 45 cm (12 - 18 inches)
Season of Interest
Spring to Autumn
Temperature Range
16 - 24 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Bienial
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow Direct
Soil
Well-drained, sandy loam
pH
6.0 - 6.8
Soil Temperature
16 - 20 °C (60 - 68 °F)
Seed Preparation
No pre-treatment necessary.
Sowing Depth
0.6 cm (0.25 inches)
Plant Spacing
5 - 10 cm (2 - 4 inches)
Row spacing
30 - 40 cm (12 - 16 inches)
Watering
Keep soil moist, not soggy
Germination Time (Days)
10 - 20 days
Harvest Time (Days)
65 - 75 days
Good Companion Plants
Onions, Tomatoes, Lettuce, and Leeks.
Bad Companion Plants
Dill and Fennel.
Pests
Carrot Rust Fly,Aphids,Cutworms,Root-Knot Nematodes,Wireworms,Slugs and Snails
Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Blight,Powdery Mildew,Damping-Off,Root-Knot Nematodes,Bacterial Soft Rot,Sclerotinia Rot (White Mold)
More About Us
When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.
Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn’t suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden
