Non-orange carrots?

[smallblueplanet]

Anyone tried any non-orange carrots? What are they like taste-wise?

I've seen Cosmic Purple Carrot & Jaune de Doubs & Atomic Red & Blanche Collet Vert (White).

[shirlthegirl43]

I planted rainbow carrots year before last - the only ones that survived to be eaten were orange so I am afraid I can't help. Have wondered if the purple ones taste the same too!

[momol]

Manda,
I grew some black carrot ( for winter) but somehow it is not as sweet as the orange one ( more watery). It is not really pure black but the colour is darker than the purple one.

Momol

[Hans Mum]

ive grown the rainbow & only got orange too....
but the purple ones i grew last year tasted the same good talking point at work though

[zazen999]

I grew purple and yellow last year.

Tasted the same [although as I was trying to get my OH's daughter to eat them saying they tasted exactly the same, my mother then went and said they tasted different and thus, couldn't get the little one near the things!!!].

No carrot fly tho' and they grew really quickly. The purple goes as soon as it hits hot water [shame, but never mind]. Loved them and was a talking point with the oldies that also grow veg the old style ways.

[SarzWix]

We grew Yellowstone, Purple Haze, Red Samurai, Rainbow & Sugarsnax last year. The Yellowstone were milder, Purple quite carrotty, Rainbow were milder in pale colour, darker colour were ordinary, Red Samurai didn't get big enough to eat, & Sugarsnax were lovely carrotty & sweet. We'll be doing them all again this year but hopefully better yields as they'll be in a huge packing crate rather than my clay soil!

[Alison]

The purple ones I had (not sure on variety) were really good, a slightly nuttier taste than regular ones but still very carrotty. Only problem was that when I steamed them over pots, I ended up with slightly pink mash! Also scared OH's family - they're not very good with veg and I think this was a step too far!

[smallblueplanet]

....I ended up with slightly pink mash! Also scared OH's family - they're not very good with veg and I think this was a step too far!

ROFL!!!

[lainey lou]

I quite fancied having a go at some rainbow veg this year, maybe some different coloured caulis and beans too.

[kernowyon]

We grew Yellowstone, Purple Haze, Red Samurai, Rainbow & Sugarsnax last year. The Yellowstone were milder, Purple quite carrotty, Rainbow were milder in pale colour, darker colour were ordinary, Red Samurai didn't get big enough to eat, & Sugarsnax were lovely carrotty & sweet. We'll be doing them all again this year but hopefully better yields as they'll be in a huge packing crate rather than my clay soil!

we are trying all these this year too, we grew rainbow last year and i was very impressed with them, the kids absolutely loved them, and still turned their noses up a orange ones but ate the paler ones with relish. just don't understand kids.

[Two_Sheds]

I grew Purple Dragon one year, they were fab. I grew rainbow last year, but only the white ones survived the slugs - and I know why. They were tough and horrible, more like tough turnips than carrots.

[SarzWix]

we are trying all these this year too, we grew rainbow last year and i was very impressed with them, the kids absolutely loved them, and still turned their noses up a orange ones but ate the paler ones with relish. just don't understand kids.

My daughter was absolutely delighted to eat the orange ones when she found out they were called 'Sugarsnax'!! "Mmmmm, I love sugar.." Hahahahaha Got some called 'Honeysnax' or something like that from T&M, she's properly excited about them...

[swaine]

i grown a few coloured ones, try white carrots there really strong carrot flavour
white kuttiger and green topped white,
also yellow jaune des doubs, lubiana yellow
i tend to grow mine in pots and have had most succes with the weirder ones this way,
also a rare veriety called purple dragon,(purple and orange centre) think this is the one most of the new purple haze and other purples come from,
tried one called spanish black which needs very moist conditions(purple/black skin flesh white centre,
also managed to grow a pink hairy carrot from india, a bit bazzar,
red samurai which was a bit poor,
stew