carrots

[kwilds]

I am looking for a few different carrot varieties. I have been growing OP tomatoes and beans for several years and now I am ready to try some of the more difficult stuff to save seed from! I have a patch of carrots that will be grown for seed this year (combination of stored roots from last year and plants that overwintered well in the garden.) but I would like to get a hold of some purple and white varieties.

I am not really picky about specific varieties - my criteria is for good storage qualities as well as taste. Winter hardiness would be a great bonus but I don't mind storing roots to plant the next year for seed - I figure the ones that make it through the winter well will be the ones I select for good storage qualities!!

So - any suggestions as to what would be good varieties to try?

Karin

[Joseph Lofthouse]

I grew "Purple Haze" carrot two years ago. It is a Nantes type, and very tender, so in my soil I couldn't dig the whole root without breaking it off. I included it in my carrot landrace anyway at a rate of about 5%.

My local seed store carries mixed carrot seeds with white, red, purple, yellow, etc... Perhaps your's does as well.

[littleminnie]

Irish Eyes catalog has good prices on OP colored carrots when you compare.