Cosmic Purple
Variety
Cosmic Purple
Approved Data
created by Hanne_Jo at 01.05.2021
Features
Color
multicolor
orange
Taste
aromatic
sweet
Growth habit
harvest: profitable
Location
light: sunny to semi-shady
Cultivation Break
3 Years
Season Overview
Sowing
Harvest
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Description
Deep purple carrots with orange heart. Very old carrot variety that retains its beautiful color even after cooking. Crunchy and sweet-tasting. Late spring or early summer cultivation. Fast growing. Suitable for freezing. Non-hardy annuals. Size: 15-18 cm/5.9-7.1 in. Maturity: 60-65 days.
F1 Hybrid
Frostproof
Growing tips
Sow thinly, cover lightly with soil, keep well moist, airy-sunny location, sandy-permeable soil. Germination in 2-3weeks at 13-24°C/55-75°F. Thin out plants to 5 cm/2 in 2-3 weeks after germination.
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Moist
Soil
Light (sandy)
Nutrient requirement
Medium
Plant distance
6 cm
Row spacing
30 cm
Seeding depth
0Not specified
Companion Plants
Arugula / Rocket
Aubergine / Eggplant
Basil
Bean ((Scarlet) runner bean)
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Hyacinth bean / Lablab-bean)
Bean (Lima Bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Borage
Chard
Chickpea
Chili
Chives
Common columbine
Common marigold
Cornflower
Cress
Garden cosmos / Mexican aster
Garlic
Garlic chives
Hyssop
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Lavender
Leeks
Lettuce (Common chicory)
Lettuce (Endive / Escarole / Erisée)
Lettuce (Lamb's lettuce)
Lettuce (Lettuce)
Lettuce (Radicchio / Italian chicory)
Lettuce (Sugar loaf)
Malva / Mallow
Okra
Onion
Onion (Spring onion)
Oregano
Pea
Pepper / Paprika
Phacelia / Scorpionweed / Heliotrope
Radish
Radishes
Rosemary
Sage
Spinach (Summer)
Spinach (Winter)
Sunflower
Sweet pea
Tagetes / Marigolds
Thyme
Tomato (Bush tomato)
Tomato (Cocktail bush tomato)
Tomato (Cocktail Stake Tomato)
Tomato (Stake tomato)
Yalta tomatoes
Zinnia
Antagonistic Plants
Abyssinian cabbage / Ethiopian mustard
Broccoli raab / Stem cabbage / Cima di rapa
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (red cabbage)
Caraway / Meridian fennel / Persian cumin
Celery (Celeriac / Celery root)
Celery (Celery)
Celery (Leaf celery / Chinese celery)
Chervil
Comfrey
Common mugwort
Coriander / Cilantro
Cucumber (African horned cucumber / Kiwano)
Cucumber (Caigua)
Cucumber (Melothria)
Cucumber / Gherkin
Fennel
Florence fennel / Finocchio
Garden squash - Patisson / UFO squash
Horseradish
Jerusalem artichoke / Topinambur
Lovage
Melon (Sugar melon)
Melon (Watermelon)
Mint
Ornamental pumpkin
Parsley
Parsnip
Pimpinella
Potato
Pumpkin / Squash
Rapeseed
Rapeseed - Sheer cabbage / Siberian cabbage
Root parsley
Rutabaga / Swedish turnip
Sea coal
Sponge gourd / Egyptian cucumber / Vietnamese luffa
Turnip
Turnip-rooted chervil
Turnips - Oilseed turnips
Turnips - Wild turnips
Vegetable cabbage - Forage cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - Ribbed cabbage / Portuguese cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - wild cabbage / ancient cabbage
Diseases
Root Rot
Soft rot
Powdery mildews
Blight of carrot
Pests
Land snails
Aphids
Root knot nematodes
Carrot fly
Voles
