Dragon Carrot

OhioGardener Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:16 am

Anyone with experience growing the Dragon Carrot? I saw the description of it on High Mowing Seeds, and it appears to have a lot good points - namely hardy, grows well in heavy soils, and high lycopene. Since it is developed for growing in heavy soils, it seems it would have less problem with forked roots, etc.

Dragon Carrot at High Mowing Seeds

**sanderson** Tue Mar 05, 2019 3:39 pm

They look like Cosmic Purple that I received as a free pack from Baker Creek. Keep us posted.

OhioGardener Tue Mar 05, 2019 5:16 pm

sanderson wrote:They look like Cosmic Purple that I received as a free pack from Baker Creek. Keep us posted.

I grew the Cosmic Purple from Baker Creek last year. I checked their site and they have both the Cosmic Purple and the Purple Dragon on their page, with different descriptions. The Cosmic Purple did good last year, and I have another package of the seeds they sent out with another order. So, I might try both this year and see what the difference is.

These are the Cosmic Purple I grew last year, the ones on the left.

**sanderson** Tue Mar 05, 2019 9:23 pm

Nice carrot haul!

**AtlantaMarie** Wed Mar 06, 2019 6:27 am

**Scorpio Rising** Thu Mar 07, 2019 5:02 pm

I don’t OG, but I have grown Kaleidoscope, a multi-color blends with white, yellow, red, and purple varieties. Although pretty, they were not what I wanted with sweet taste. Did not repeat. What did you think about the purple dragon that you grew, taste-wise?

OhioGardener Thu Mar 07, 2019 5:15 pm

Scorpio Rising wrote: What did you think about the purple dragon that you grew, taste-wise?

We loved the Cosmic Purple Carrots! They were tender & sweet, with a very slight spicy taste. The only disappointment was that much of the purple skin disappeared during the cleaning of them.

Sponsored content

Dragon Carrot

Dragon Carrot

Re: Dragon Carrot

Re: Dragon Carrot

Re: Dragon Carrot

Re: Dragon Carrot

Re: Dragon Carrot

Re: Dragon Carrot

Re: Dragon Carrot


	Hello Guest! Welcome to the official Square Foot Gardening Forum. There's lots to learn here by reading as a guest. However, if you become a member (it's free, ad free and spam-free) you'll have access to our large vermiculite databases, our seed exchange spreadsheets, Mel's Mix calculator, and many more members' pictures in the Gallery. Enjoy.