|'Violet', also known as 'Purple' is an heirloom variety from
Afghanistan. The root is slender and spindle-shaped, growing
about 9 inches long and about 1 inch in diameter. The skin is
deep-purple in color, as is the flesh. The core is bright
yellow, very pretty when sliced. This particular cultivar
thrives in wet, heavy soil. Generally bolts the first year,
flowering in October, and the flowers are variegated and
beautiful. A hardy biennial grown as an annual, carrot tops are
a rosette of fern-like foliage growing from a swollen tap root.
A cool weather crop that is easily grown with few disease or
pest problem, they should be planted in early spring with
successive crops being planted every 2 to 3 weeks until early
summer for a continuous crop.