Thumbelina carrots

Thumbelina carrots are adorable, delicious, and an All-American Selections (AAS) winner! They grow to about the size and shape of a golf ball, and there’s no need to peel them—just rinse them off and they’re ready! Perfect for snacks, salads, or to pop whole into a soup or stew. Because of its small size, Thumbelina is a terrific candidate for container gardening.

Sun Exposure

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

Soil pH

• 6.0 to 7.0

Hardiness Zones

• 2 to 10

Spacing

• thin to 2 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
• good for container gardening or in areas with heavy or shallow soil
• 70 days to maturity

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