Beta Sweets carrots

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roseone33 Southern Mountains, GA(Zone 6b) Mar 27, 2005

I bought a small bundle of these at a whole foods store. They were supplied by J&D produce out of Edinburg TX, a "Little Bear" brand. They are the best carrots I've ever had and very pretty, maroon in color. So far I've checked 5 different seed catalogs and googled them but haven't found a source for seeds. Any one know where I might get some seeds?

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Emaewest Timberlea, NS(Zone 6a) Mar 27, 2005

They sound intriguing, so I looked them up as well.

Here's what I found:

http://website.lineone.net/~stolarczyk/maroon.html

So I guess seeds aren't available.

There is an open pollinated variety called "Purple Dragon" which sounds a lot like Beta Sweets. You may want to try them instead. I may want to try them too! : )

Good luck!

Rhonda

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roseone33 Southern Mountains, GA(Zone 6b) Mar 27, 2005

Thanks Rhonda, I also found the Purple Dragon seeds at John Scheepers kitchen garden catalog. They are probably the same thing. I may look a few more days before I try them and see what I can find out.

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CountryGardens Lewisville, MN(Zone 4a) Mar 28, 2005

Try www.johnnyseeds.com
He has one called Cosmic Purple + some other specialty types.
Bernie

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roseone33 Southern Mountains, GA(Zone 6b) Mar 28, 2005

Thanks Bernie, I'll check that out. These carrots are really good, but all fresh home grown are too. I think these must be extra high in betacarotene.

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