Daucus carota subsp. sativus ‘Parisian Carrots Markt’ seeds grow into the Parisian Market carrot a uniquely round, golf-ball-shaped heirloom carrot of French market-garden origin, producing very short (46 cm), almost perfectly spherical roots as wide as they are long ideal for shallow, stony or heavy soils where standard cylindrical varieties would grow forked or stunted. Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus (Hoffm.) Arcang. is the cultivated carrot. ‘Parisian Market’ (March de Paris) is a very old French heirloom type first recorded in 19th-century Parisian market gardens; the round shape results from selection of extremely short-rooted forms suited to the gravelly, shallow soils of the Paris basin. Sweet, tender, excellent for containers and challenging soils. Named cultivar may NOT breed true from seed. Family Apiaceae.
Full sun; shallow or heavy soils (no need for deep preparation); cool to warm temperate. Ideal for container growing (only 56 cm depth needed). Sow direct; thin to 45 cm. Sweet fresh-eating carrot. Named cultivar may NOT breed true from seed.
Daucus carota subsp. sativus ‘Parisian Carrots Markt’ is the round carrot that solved a soil problem an ingenious 19th-century French solution to the gravelly, shallow soils of the Paris market gardens, producing sweet, globe-shaped roots that fit in a teacup, making it the ideal carrot for container gardeners, window boxes and any garden where traditional long-rooted varieties simply cannot grow.
IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
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