Everwilde Farms 2000 Tendersweet Carrot Plant Seeds, Open Pollinated Heirloom

This variety is one of the sweetest carrots on the market! The deep orange roots of Tendersweet are top quality, great-tasting, and super for cooking. They are also easy to grow and produce reliable yields 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.