Dinner guests will admire the rich, royal purple exterior of these carrots with their bright yellow cores. Purple Dragon carrots are delicious raw in salads and slaws, oven-roasted with a little honey and salt, and as a colorful addition to soups. Up your antioxidant game with this lovely carrot!

Sun Exposure

• full sun (six to eight hours) or partial shade

Soil pH

• 6.0 to 7.0

Hardiness Zones

• 3 to 10

Spacing

• thin to 3 inches apart
• space rows 12 inches

Moisture

• 1 to 1.5 inches per week; don’t let soil dry out

Notes

• direct sow; carrots do not transplant well
• sow in late spring after danger of heavy frost is past
• sow fall crop mid-summer in milder regions
• these grow to about 6 inches long; make sure soil is loose and unobstructed
• 65 to 70 days to maturity

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