{"product_id":"cosmic-purple-carrot","title":"Cosmic Purple","description":"\"\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/restorationseeds.mom\/pages\/table-menu1\"\u003eDaucus carota\u003c\/a\u003e##\n\u003cdiv class=\"how-to-grow-trigger how-to-grow-title\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"label\"\u003eHOW TO GROW CARROT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"icon-down-arrow\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"how-to-grow-content\"\u003eTill dry soil 6-10” deep, clumpy soil does not produce strait carrots. Direct sow 2-3 months before last frost. Re-sow every 3 weeks until the 4th of July to ensure continued harvest. Thin carrots to 1-1” when 2” tall or patch will become over grown. Maintain moisture during germination and growth. Cover bed with compost or burlap bag until germination. Or mix seed with fine, moistened, weed free compost in a container, stir occasionally until seed begins to show signs of germination, then sow and water. When carrots 6-8” tall hill 1-2” soil around roots to prevent green tops. May overwinter in the ground if soil does not freeze. Soil pH 5.6-7.0. Hardiness zones 3. Biennial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays from maturity calculated from the date of seeding. Average 19,600 seeds per ounce. Average 720M seeds per acre. Federal germination standard: 55%. Usual seed life: 3 years. Isolation distance for seed saving: 1\/2 mile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlanting Depth \u003cb\u003e1\/4-3\/8”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoil Temp. Germ. \u003cb\u003e55-80˚F\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays to Germ. \u003cb\u003e10-21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlant Spacing \u003cb\u003e2-4”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRow Spacing \u003cb\u003e12-16”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays To Maturity \u003cb\u003e85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull Sun\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMoist Well Drained\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n##Vigorous Nantes-type purple carrot with orange and yellow cores. This fast growing carrot is excellent for storing, and its stout leaves make it a great bunching carrot for market. Tags: Color: Purple, Seed: Safe Seed Pledge.##Hobbs and Meyer Farms##Certified Organic by CO Dept. of Ag.##Seed grower since 1996##\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0129\/8922\/files\/Hobbs_and_Meyer_Farms210-155.jpg?1##We are a family farm business located in Avondale, Colorado and La Puebla, New Mexico. Our mission is to renew and strengthen communities by stewarding the land and guiding the health of seed, food and people. We grow a wide diversity of certified organic crops on 43 irrigated acres at three locations. At our Colorado farms we produce garlic, open pollinated seeds, fresh vegetables, grains, sour cherries and mulberries. In New Mexico we concentrate on apples and culinary herbs.We also partner with several other farms in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico to supplement our seed offerings and manage seed isolation distances. Our farmer partners are Mer-Girl Gardens in La Villita, NM, White Mountain Farm in Mosca, CO and Ring-a-Ding Farm in Howard, CO.We grow 8 varieties of garlic; approximately 70 varieties of open pollinated vegetable, herb and flower seeds; specialty produce; and ancient and heritage grains. Our value added food products are marketed under the brand \"Campo y Cocina\". Our seeds are marketed under the brand \"Farm Direct Organic Seed\". Our produce is sold as \"Hobbs \u0026amp; Meyer Farms\".We are dedicated to on-going learning and improvement on our farms. We have have been certified Organic since 2001 and have designed our systems with principles from rotational, conservation, regenerative, and biodynamic agricultural farming systems. We are also working on developing habitat and forage for pollinating insects on our properties.\"","brand":"RESTORATION SEEDS","offers":[{"title":"300 Seeds","offer_id":1332907200,"sku":"13731","price":4.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0129\/8922\/products\/Cosmic-Purple-carrot_96abd004-f950-4d99-8ecb-77bd200239f6.jpg?v=1496964380","url":"https:\/\/www.restorationseeds.mom\/products\/cosmic-purple-carrot","provider":"RESTORATION SEEDS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}