Purple Sun F1 features fabulous deep purple colour throughout combined with a sweet flavour to make this carrot the pick of the bunch.  You can pull as a baby carrot or let it grow larger, use it in salads or cooked (when cooked it keeps its colour): an all-round winning choice.   Price for 150 seeds.

SOW: between March and June.  Remember to dig the soil well, make a drill no more than 1cm deep & sow sparingly to avoid the need for too much thinning.  Sowing in early spring before mid-March (warm the soil with the cloches) or after late June can help avoid carrot fly.

GROW: keep carrots moist and weed free – they don’t like the competition.  Purple Sun can be pulled as a baby carrot or leave for longer for bigger carrots!

EAT: an early sowing can be pulled from May at baby size.  You will be able to harvest right through to October.  Enjoy these in salads, when cooked Purple Sun keeps its colour: an all-round winner

Enjoy long carrot roots in a range of shades from orange through yellow to white. Vigorous, strong growing and ready to start harvesting from 12 weeks after sowing. Look forward to flavoursome, colourful meals.  These will also freeze well.  Price for 150 seeds

SOW:  at no more than 10mm deep from March through April and May.  Remember to dig the soil thoroughly & sow sparingly to avoid the need for too much thinning (this can attract the attention of carrot fly)

GROW:  keep moist and weed free – they don’t like the competition.  Pull between June (sown early March) and October (sown late May) depending on your sowing date.

This really is something different for your plate. Red Samaurai is a Japanese bred carrot with a distinctive red skin and pinky inner flesh with long tapered roots. It is well suited to successional sowing from March to early July, harvest June to September. Served as the only carrot on your plate or mixed with a more usual coloured variety it is sure to get people talking. Price for 150 seeds

SOW: 10mm deep from March to early July, for early sowings warm the soil with the cloches before sowing or wait for warmer weather.  Remember to dig the soil thoroughly to help yours reach their full length (25-35cm).   Sow sparingly to avoid the need for too much thinning.  Sow every 3-6 weeks for a continuous supply.

GROW: keep moist and weed free – they don’t like the competition. Allow 12-18 weeks before pulling so your main harvest will be June to September

EAT: crisp, full of flavour and juicy this is a very special variety.  It holds its colour well when cooked so you can enjoy the red and pink on your plate.

From mid-season onward Resistafly F1 should be one of your choices. This is an exciting British bred variety, vigorous and with a rich colour, smooth skin and blunt ended type roots combined with a good flavour. Price for 150 seeds.

SOW:  at no more than 10mm deep from May to July.  Remember to dig the soil thoroughly.   Sow sparingly to avoid the need for too much thinning.

GROW: keep moist and weed free – they don’t like the competition.  Harvest the smooth blunt ended roots from August until the end of December

EAT: enjoy the flavour when pulled fresh from the garden.  Can be stored in a poly bag in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.  Your Resistafly carrots will freeze well too.

Impressive sweet flavour packaged in a blunt tipped, straight, deep orange root. Ideal for early sowing with protection and then onwards to the end of July.  Can be pulled and enjoyed from 11 weeks after sowing.  Price for 150 seeds.

SOW:  at no more than 10mm deep from February with protection to July.  Early spring before mid-March or from July can avoid the worst of the carrot fly.  Use cloches to warm the soil and protect early crops.  Remember to dig the soil well & sow sparingly to avoid the need for too much thinning.

GROW: keep growing carrots and weed free – they don’t like the competition.  Romance can be pulled from 11 weeks after sowing. 

EAT: enjoy young carrots grated raw in salads. Slice and cook to serve with your favourite meals.  Add a sweet flavour to mash by cooking carrot with potatoes or swede and mashing them together.

Royal Chantenay is a good choice if you have a heavier soil. This variety combines a sweet, crisp flavour with shallow growth and good storage ability. The tops are strong and enable you to give them a good yank! Price for 150 seeds

SOW:  at no more than 10mm seep from May to July, with harvesting from June to October.  Remember to well & sow sparingly to avoid the need for too much thinning.

GROW: their shallow growth makes them a good choice for container growing. Keep moist and weed free – they don’t like the competition.

EAT: enjoy the flavour when pulled fresh.  They can be stored in a poly bag in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Freeze: slice/dice larger carrots, freeze baby carrots whole, blanch for 3 minutes, plunge in cold water, drain and pack into handy potions.

This variety will be ready to harvest within 12-18 weeks but can be pulled sooner for baby carrots. It is tender with an excellent flavour even at maturity. It benefits from good disease tolerance and it is also high in Beta-carotene. Price for 150 seeds

SOW: 10mm deep from March to July.  Dig the soil well & sow thinly to minimise the need for thinning.  Sowing in early spring before mid-March (warm the soil with the cloches) or late June/July can avoid the worst of the carrot fly.

GROW: Keep moist and weed free – they don’t like the competition.  Sugarsnax can be harvested early as baby carrots or allowed to mature for 12-18 weeks

EAT: Enjoy the flavour when pulled fresh from the garden.  Can be stored in a poly bag in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.  To Freeze - slice or dice larger carrots, freeze baby carrots whole, blanch for 3 minutes, plunge in cold water, drain and pack into convenient sized potions.

Sylvano F1 has superb sweet roots, with a rich colour throughout and a lovely smooth skin.  They grow to about 18cm long.  This is a delicious variety that can over-winter to give you fresh carrots from your plot through to February.  Price for 150 seeds

SOW:  from May to early August, make a drill 10mm deep and sprinkle the seed in thinly, cover and water with a fine rose. 

GROW: keep them weed free – carrots don’t like the competition. Your first Sylvano may be pulled in September.  This variety takes 120 days (more as the weather cools) & being a cold resistant variety your later sowings will crop through the winter months. If extreme cold is forecast, or your soil freezes solid, you may prefer to straw the crop but for most gardeners this will not be necessary

EAT: enjoy the sweetness fresh from your plot through the winter

Tendersweet carrots have isiimply incredible sweetness even when large (20-30cm), our favourite for carrot sticks but worry not, cooking just means more ways of enjoying the flavour and they keep their deep colour too even after freezing. The purple tinged foliage also looks great! Price for 150 seeds

SOW: at no more than 10mm deep from March to August: early spring before mid-March or from July can avoid the worst of the carrot fly.  For early sowings warm the soil with the cloches before sowing or wait for warmer weather. Remember to dig the soil thoroughly first.   Sow Tendersweet thinly as they grow quickly otherwise you will need to thin them out. 

GROW: keep moist and weed free.  Start pulling young carrots after 9-10 weeks, this variety stays beautifully sweet even when 20-30cm long. 

EAT: this is our own our favourite for carrot sticks for dips or lunchboxes, they are lovely in salads or cooked. 

Yellowbunch F1 carrots are completely yellow from skin through to core, they make a bold statement on your plate and have a good flavour with a hint of sweetness.  They are strongly resistant to blight and mildew.  Price for 150 seeds

These are an Imperator type so they can grow long (to 20cm).  The roots will struggle to elongate in compacted or rocky soil and need well dug soil (deeper than 20cm) or container growing for show worthy results.  Stony soil may well give you knobbly, bent or shorter Yellowbunch but they will taste just as good!