Availability Updated on May 22, 2009
Carrot, Celery, Celeriac, and Parsnip
(Parsley Family)
(Parsley Family)
[ Carrot | Celery | Celeriac | Parsnip ]
ORGANIC CERTIFICATION UPDATE: We were able to get organic certification on part of our farm this year. We have many varieties in this year's catalog which are being offered as CERTIFIED ORGANIC. If the item is being offered as CERTIFIED ORGANIC, it will have an OG after the price of the seeds.
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Carrot
Carrot culture: Plant early in the Spring and carefully weed for the best success. Keep moist when young as seedlings are prone to drying out. Soils rich in organic matter produce sweeter carrots. One packet should plant a 25 foot row (except for Dragon Purple). Carrots are generally classified as either Nantes types which are short, straight carrots that resemble fingers, Chantenay types which are blocky at the stem end and taper to a thinner carrot at the root tip. Imperator types are long and skinny and usually 10 inches long or more.
Amarillo: 75 days. Bright yellow, thick roots. Pkt. $2.00 Backordered seed was mailed out 5/18/09.
Autumn King: 70 days. Stump rooted Imperator-type averaging 7 to 9 inches long. Good for winter storage. Pkt. $1.25
Coreless Amsterdam: 57 days. Very early. Roots average 6" long and are very uniform and straight all the way to the end. Excellent for use as "Baby Carrots". Pkt. $2.00
Dragon Purple: 80 days. Unique color of deep purple shaded outer skin with rich orange inside. Good flavor. Developed by Dr. John Navazio. Pkt. $3.00 OG
Merida: 85 days. A nice flavored longer Imperator type carrot. Excellent flavor and uniformity. Pkt. $1.50 OG
Oxheart: 80 days. A very short, fat carrot, suitable for heavy clay soils, but they do really well in our sandy soil also. Pkt. $2.25
Royal Chantenay: 70 days. Broad roots. Tend to store better than Nantes types. Pkt. $1.00
Saint Valery: 70 days. Ten to 12 inch long roots, sweet, tender flesh with minimal core. Pkt. $1.50
Scarlet Nantes: 70 days. Six to 7 inch cylindrical roots. Nice, sweet, old-fashioned carrot. Pkt. $1.00; 2 Pkts. $1.75
Snow White: 70 days. Tender, snow white color. Pkt. $2.00
Celery
Celery culture: See celeriac.
Giant Pascal: 110 days. Tall, nice, easy to grow celery. Pkt. $1.00
Golden Self-Blanching: 110 days. Blanches to a golden color. Pkt. $1.00
Celeriac
Celeriac culture: Start indoors 8 weeks prior to setting out. Set out when still cool but no hard freezes are expected. I like to transplant under milk jugs with the bottoms cut out for a few days to harden them off.
Monstorpolgi: 100 days from transplant. Large, firm round roots with few side shoots. Pkt. $1.50 OG
Parsnip
Parsnip culture: Seed takes 2 to 3 weeks to germinate. Plant early in spring, and let stay in ground to freeze at maturity for improved flavor. Dig in Winter or in Spring before they leaf out.
Cobham Improved Marrow: 120 days. Reasonably skinny neck, very high sugar content, outstanding flavor. (Sold Out for 2009)
Harris Model: 110 days. Nice Uniform strain, almost no hollow crown or side roots. Pkt. $1.00
Hollow Crown: 130 days. 12 inches long, 2 to 3 inches thick at shoulder. Pkt. $1.00