3,000 Imperator 58 Carrot Seeds

The Imperator Carrot is an AAS Winner with excellent flavor and high-quality roots! The uniform, dark-orange, slightly tapered roots average 8-9" long with a tender, crisp, coreless flesh. These carrots are recommended for deep loose soil, and mature in about 75 days.

The origin of carrots is somewhat obscure, but early records from many civilizations refer to this colorful root. Carrots fulfilled medicinal purposes for thousands of years, being used for maladies as diverse as indigestion and cancer. The Dutch were the among the first to cultivate the orange carrrot; legend has it that their intent was to honor William of Orange. After World War I, carrots became extremely popular in the United States, and are now produced commercially mostly in Texas, Michigan, and California. Imperator 58 carrots in particular are found in many grocery stores because of their uniform size and smooth skin.