Rainbow Hybrid Carrot Seeds

One Variety, Many Colors and Flavors!

Roots reach 7 to 8 inches long and arise in bunches

Genus: Daucus
Species: carota
Variety: Rainbow Hybrid
Item Form: (P)Pkt of 400 seeds
Days to Maturity: 70
Fruit Color: Cream
Habit: Upright
Seeds Per Pack: 400
Plant Height: 24 in – 14 in
Plant Width: 7 in – 8 in
Additional Characteristics: Cool Season,Direct Sow,Easy Care Plants,Edible,Season Extenders
Foliage Color: Dark Green
Harvest Season: Early Fall,Early Summer,Late Fall,Late Spring,Mid Fall,Mid Spring
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Moisture Requirements: Moist, well-drained
Resistance: Blight,Root-Knot Nematodes
Soil Tolerance: Normal, loamy
Uses: Beds,Containers,Cuisine,Outdoor

(P)?Pkt of 400 seeds

70 days from direct sowing.

You might assume this is a mix of varieties, but Rainbow Hybrid is a single type of bunching carrot that just happens to arise in every color from white to cream to yellow to all shades of orange to coral! The long, slender roots are firm and crunchy. And the best part? — Every color has a slightly different flavor!

Growing 7 to 8 inches long beneath lush, peppery tops that reach 12 to 14 inches high, these roots are packed with terrific flavor. And because they are bunching, you get a handful of carrots from every seed!

In addition to its unusual beauty and flavor, Rainbow Hybrid is quite disease resistance. It really stands up to early blight, leaf blight, black rot, and root knots — many of the worst scourges of the carrot patch!

As you know, home-grown carrots are higher in vitamins A and B than their store-bought counterparts, not to mention calcium and phosphorus. Their green tops are nutritious as well — try chopping them and sprinkling them in the tops of soups and stews, or work them into cooked dishes just before serving to retain their delicate flavor and texture (while maximizing their nutritional impact).

Carrots are a cool-weather crop, best sown direct as soon as the soil is workable in spring, and sown successively every few weeks until midsummer. Heavy soils are one of the few serious problems for carrots, so prepare the soil thoroughly before planting or, if you are in a clay soil area, consider growing in raised beds or containers. Carrots also need moisture to keep their roots from splitting. With these needs met, they are virtually trouble free!

Sow the seeds an inch apart and then thin them when the seedlings emerge, or space the seeds 4 to 6 inches apart and do not thin. Onions make excellent companions in the vegetable garden. You’ll love Rainbow Hybrid in all its many sunny colors, sweet flavor, and crunchy bite! Packet is 400 seeds.