Yellowstone Carrots
Daucus carota subsp sativus ‘Yellowstone’
Characteristics
- Type: Vegetable, Heirloom
- Zone: 3 – 10
- Roots: 6 – 8 Inches, Yellow
- Tops: 8 – 22 Inches
- Days to Maturity: 73
- Sun: Full Sun
- Soil: Loamy Sandy, pH 6.0 – 6.8
- Disease Resistance: Alternaria Blight, Black Rot, Black Rot, Cercospora Leaf Blight, and Liquorice Rot
- Tolerates: Frost
Culture
Large, tapered, pale yellow – Yellowstone carrots look sensational on the plate! This novel carrot has wonderful flavor either raw or cooked and makes a great soup carrot. Yellowstone stores well in the ground for winter harvests and is lovely as a roasted vegetable with parsnips and other winter harvest root crops.
Carrots grow best when planted during the cooler times of the year in early spring or fall. Carrots prefer a soil temperature around 75 degrees for optimal germination. They will perform best when direct seeded. They are not a good crop to transplant.
Noteworthy Characteristics
Along with resistance to several intermediate diseases, Yellowstone carrots have an unusual and attractive color. They pair well with Purple Haze and White Satin.
Problems
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Uses
This novel carrot has wonderful flavor either raw or cooked and makes a great soup carrot.