The Carrot Little Finger, 'Daucus carota var staivus', is a baby gourmet mini-carrot carrot. Even if it is harvested early, it will have a deep orange color, a tender core and a sweet flavor. Did you know that grocery store baby carrots are actually cored regular carrots? Once you try the sweet and crisp flavor of this true baby carrot, you will never look back. The 3 inch long carrot is smooth and cylindrical and very uniform in shape.
Carrot seed germinates in soils as cold as 45 degrees, but performs best in warm soils. The first sowing should be 2 to 4 weeks before the last frost. Do successive planting every 3 weeks, until 70 days before the first fall frost. In very warm climates carrots are grown primarily in the fall. The single most important factor in growing carrots is to have a deep, clod and rock free, well drained soil. A 50% peat moss mix with the soil is ideal. Even moisture is essential.