I ordered carrot "deep purple" from Johnny's Selected Seeds late last year. They are described as purple to the core. They are not available this year because of crop failure. They are available in England from Supremeseeds.co.uk this year. I am still looking for other vendors in the USA.

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Wayne, that's possibly Carrot Rust fly damage? That sucker is my main reason for heaps of floating row cover (1300' just for carrots). Everyone, this is all such great info. Maybe someone has a suggestion for me? I plant multiple varieties with different maturity dates in each planting to stretch the harvest period till the next planting a month later (total 6 plantings/season). This year I followed "Nelson" with "Bolero" and also "Purple Haze" and "Yellow Pac" for tri-color bunches with the "Bolero". My questions: I need a sweet yellow to replace Yellow Pac, which bolts under row cover. Also, I want to try a different, late maturing nantes to follow Nelson. Maybe "Nectar" ? And keep Bolero for the last (storage) planting. Thanks, Mark

I like Nelson Nantes, Mark. DW thinks a carrot should be longer, her hands are a lot smaller than mine and I don't usually shave off too much skin with the peeler . . . Trying to keep her happy, I order seed for the longer varieties each year but Nelson has been around in my garden for many years. It seems to be just a step more consistent than Nantes Half-longs - another good choice. And yes, Skybird, I'm finally trying Royal Chantenay again after nearly 40 years. Maybe they won't split quite as easily as the Sugarsnacks. (I've also learned that fertilizing within 40 days of harvest is considered risky behavior by some who have more expertise than I do.) Steve