Selecting the perfect variety from the Apiaceae family to maturate in your garden can be a daunting job . The following are five playfulness heirloom ( aka open - pollenate ) kind to get you started .
Scarlet Nantes Carrot
This 6- to 7 - in heirloom smorgasbord go steady back to the mid-19th century and is noted for being basically coreless . According to Garry and Wendy Lowe , of Twin Meadows Organics Farm in British Columbia , it ’s one of the sweetest Daucus carota sativa varieties and can be used for multiple intention , including bunching , baby carrot or bulk supply .
Paris Market Carrot
As the name imply , this arresting piffling carrot hail from France , and its bantam size of it make it not only wanton to turn but also easygoing to sell . Dating back to the 1800s , its unique shape and size of it are eye - catching , and it mature in as niggling as 50 days , making it a great selection for impatient gardeners like me .
Hollow Crown Parsnips
The Lowes like this Pastinaca sativa variety best for its thickset size , larger treetop and , if depart undisturbed , fewer side roots .
Golden Self Blanching Celery
When a form endures for more than 120 years , you know it has something good going for it . This challenging heirloom celery has the eminence of being a self - blanching variety , aka a diversity that does n’t demand covering for keep from becoming bitter . It has long been take note for its flavor and lack of “ stringiness . ”
Cosmic Purple and Dragon Carrots
These varieties are somewhat newer in comparison to the other diverseness on this list . Cosmic Purple and Dragon carrots bluster a stunning shade of purpleness . “ Cosmic Purple is awing for color and flavor , ” says John “ Farmer John ” Fendley , founder of the Sustainable Seed Company . “ They are purple on the outside and orange on the inside . The carrots have the same amount of lycopene as a tomato ! ” The Dragon variety is also noted for its tone and popularity at husbandman ’ markets — hoi polloi just ca n’t resist this carrot . It ’s one of my favorites .
