long carrots

[chilli_grower]

I would like to try growing some long carrots this year.

Google only reveals new red intermediate as a good contender, but these seeds seem hard to come buy (unless I pay silly money).

Obviously I want to sow these straight away!!!

Can anybody please recommend an alternate variety that is EASY to acquire?

Thank you

[jonny the plant pot]

Try growing st Valery seeds

[Kirk]

Isn't Sweet Candle the one that is grown for show and they get a good length?
I was going to try some but decided against the effort.
You can get Sweet Candle at Moreveg at £1:25 for 150 seeds, althiough there is postage on that of about the same cost.

Is the idea to grow in drain pipes with a compost+sand mixture, or are you thinking of a deep barrel?
My reason for not bothering was getting 6 to 8 decent lengths of drain pipe at not too great a cost.
MV have a fair few carrots on thier site but I have little idea of which are long, cannot see Red Intermediate, there is one called Vita Longa - guessing Longa is the long aspect.

[chilli_grower]

I grew sweet candle last year actually, and I achieved carrots around 10 inches long, but I want bigger ones!!!

[BUFFS]

I grew sweet candle last year actually, and I achieved carrots around 10 inches long, but I want bigger ones!!!

don't we all....