Paris Market Carrot

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SKU: 1507
$3.95 to $9.03

Item Details

Nineteenth-century French variety. Early round red-orange carrots, 1-2" in diameter, uniform and very sweet. Does well in shallow or rocky soil. Can also be grown in containers. Highly sought after by gourmet restaurants and a great seller at markets.


  • 50-68 days
  • Conventional
  • Round roots grow to 1-2 inch diameter
  • Red-orange skin
  • Uniform and very sweet
  • Tolerates shallow, rocky soil
  • Grows well in containers

This variety works for:

  • Fresh eating
  • Steaming
  • Boiling
  • Soup


Carrots are one of the most popular vegetables for fresh eating and have also become a staple of juicing. Grated carrots can be tossed into a salad or with zucchini and fried.


Try pairing your roasted carrots with ginger, mushrooms, and red wine vinegar or creating a carrot-curry soup to warm up on cold winter days.


Diced carrots are part of the "culinary trinity" of stock/broth, known as mirepoix, which also includes celery and onions. Mix 2 parts onions to 1 part each of carrot and celery to form the flavor base for many stocks, soups, stews, and sauces.

Growing Instructions

Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors 3-4 weeks before last spring frost or as soon as soil can be worked. Tamp soil firmly; keep bed moist until emergence. Germination is slow and uneven, so be patient. Using spun polyester row covers may improve germination rates.

  • Direct Seed: 1/2" Apart
  • Seed Depth: 1/4"
  • Rows Apart: 16-24"
  • Thin: 2-4" Apart

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Small, sweet, and wonderful

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They're smaller than you might expect, but very tasty! The picture here doesn't give a great sense of scale—all of mine were about 2 inches long. They grew beautifully in containers on my balcony.