(78 days) Open-pollinated. CR likes this 19th-century French heirloom best of all the yellow carrots. Holli Cederholm, another admirer, called it “a mainstay in [her] open-pollinated rainbow carrot bunches,” and reported it performed beautifully on her heavy and rocky new ground—with fewer culls than Danvers or Dragon. Not everyone agrees. Some are put off by its sometimes rough unrefined appearance and variable taste and texture. We advise working your seed bed well before sowing to avoid forked or shallow roots. The plants have the kind of dense rampant wildness that has been tamed out of the newer hybrids, so thin them more rigorously than other varieties. Well-grown they produce smooth conical 5–8" yellow roots, showing slight green shoulders and good core color. Better flavor cooked than raw and retains good color. Cederholm reported the roots stayed crisp and crunchy in storage for tri-color carrot slaw all winter. ②
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