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anyone heard of or grow any of these carrots? what are they like? i've just seen pictures, purple haze in particular looks really fake! i'm really interested in trying to grow these varieties, but i just wanted to know if anyone has, and what do they taste like? xxxx
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They definately aren't fake
Purple Haze are fairly purple, Healthmaster is a fairly red/dark orange colour, and Yellowstone is yellow. The first 2 have a very carrotty flavour, the yellow is a little milder.
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I don't have experience of the 2nd one but would agree with Sarzwix that the purple haze is good~although still to grow very big we've had a few baby ones whole & they were very carroty~The purple is just on the outside & orange middled.( presume this is the way they'll stay even when bigger?)We also have grown Yellowstone.The 1st harvest were VERY mild~almost bland,but the flavour seems to have improved now they're a bit bigger~Also we did 2 sowings & not sure if it's my imagination or if the 2nd sowing has a stronger flavour?They look like little sunshines on the plate!!
I'm sure that "orange" carrots are actually a far newer concept than purple/red/yellow & even black?Think it's just what we've grown to expect/accept as the norm!Last edited by di; 19-09-2008, 11:56 AM.the fates lead him who will;him who won't they drag.
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If your not sure about a coloured carrot get yourself a packet of rainbow mixed, they have a good mix of colours and the purple in the looks like purple haze. Try a packet next time alongside your others which also taste more carroty than your supermarket mass produced carrots.
Our faves are chantennay red cored and the rainbow mixed
it's the discovering thats fun to find your favourite's ask any grape they all have trials of something or other.
Iv'e introduced summer squash to our family this year and that's already on next years list
good luck and enjoythis will be a battle from the heart
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I've got purple haze, yellowstone, samurai and another funny-colour variety to try next year, as well as some parmex and normal orange ones too.
Carrots always used to be purple until William of Orange turned up and became the King. Then everyone thought it would be dead patriotic to grow orange carrots, and the idea stuck. There was a thread about it earlier this year, but I can't find it right now...Warning: I have a dangerous tendency to act like I know what I'm talking about.
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We grow all sorts of colours of carrots, and we find that the non-orange ones suffer from carrot fly alot less than the orange ones.
The purple does tend to disappear when they are cooked though.
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Ones a Jimi Hendrix record ones a park with bears in it (Yogi & Boo Boo) and one could be Jamie Oliver in his schools campaign,........spose!
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we did a blind taste test of our carrots - Purple Haze came tops, beating Chantenay, Adelaide, Kinbi & a NantesAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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The darker the carrot the more beta carotene it's supposed to have innit?
My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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where can these seeds be got from please,sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of these
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I got my Purple Haze from a little local farm shop,but I've also seen them on premier_seeds_direct on EBay.I got quite a bit from tthem last year & found them quite reasonable & really prompt with delivery.Got quite ahuge selection of stuff.the fates lead him who will;him who won't they drag.
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thank you andi&di and demeter,jungle seeds look very interesting,it would be easy to run away with yourself and spend,spend,spend.Last edited by lottie dolly; 20-09-2008, 11:08 AM.sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of theseComment
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I've just recently received the Thompson & Morgan 2009 seed catalogue which has all three types in it!Originally posted by lottie dolly View Post
Last edited by Snadger; 20-09-2008, 08:22 AM.My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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I got mine from Jungleseeds.
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