Daucus carota 'Cosmic Purple' – Purple carrot specialty for the vegetable garden

Daucus carota 'Cosmic Purple' is a striking and tasty carrot variety that makes a colorful addition to any vegetable garden's carrot collection. With its purple skin and bright orange flesh, this carrot offers both a visual spectacle and a delicious flavor. Cosmic Purple combines a unique color, excellent storage properties, and versatile culinary uses, making it a favorite among home gardeners and amateur chefs.

External characteristics

Cosmic Purple produces straight carrots up to 20 cm long, with a vibrant purple exterior and an intense orange interior. This contrasting color makes the carrot attractive not only in the garden but also on the plate.

The carrot plants develop sturdy, upright leaves, which facilitate harvesting and protect the roots from damage. Their straight, uniform shape makes them ideal for fresh consumption, juicing, cooking, or freezing.

Culinary value

Cosmic Purple is known for its excellent taste, both raw and cooked:

• Raw: ideal for salads, snacks or crudités

• Boiled or steamed: retains its beautiful colour and sweet, slightly nutty flavour

• Juice: The combination of purple skin and orange flesh gives juice a vibrant hue

• Freezing: Can be easily blanched and frozen for winter use

Thanks to its beautiful colour, Cosmic Purple is also very suitable for culinary presentation and creative dishes.

Cultivation and care

Sowing

• Sow directly outdoors from early spring

• Sowing depth: 0.5 cm

• Row spacing: 30–40 cm

• Distance in the row: 3–4 cm

Location

• Choose a sunny location for optimal root development

• Light, well-drained, nutrient-rich soil is ideal

• To protect against carrot fly: open, windy locations or cover with netting

• Do not use fresh fertilizer to prevent cracks and lumps

Harvest and storage time

• Harvest time: July to October

• Cosmic Purple has a good shelf life and remains fresh well into winter.

Crop rotation

• Grow carrots in the same place only every 6 years

• Suitable for combination cultivation with corn, tomatoes, onions, lettuce and potatoes

Benefits of Cosmic Purple

1. Unique color: striking purple skin with bright orange interior

2. Tasty and versatile: suitable for raw eating, cooking, juicing and freezing

3. Good storage properties: keeps well into winter

4. Easy to harvest: sturdy, upright leaves protect the roots

5. Compatible cultivation: grows well with many common vegetables in the vegetable garden

Decorative and educational value

Besides its culinary uses, Cosmic Purple is a beautiful and educational plant. Its striking purple color draws attention in borders or vegetable beds, making it ideal for children or educational vegetable gardens to learn about different vegetable varieties and colors.