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Carrot & Parsnip Seeds


Round, long, rainbow-coloured, purple or just plain orange - we've got carrots to suit every taste! Try growing carrot-fly resistant varieties for the best chance of a healthy crop. Parsnips are the perfect addition to a Sunday roast and will be even sweeter if you leave them in the ground until after a sharp frost.

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Parsnip : Albion

Parsnip 'Albion'

Pastinaca sativa

A particularly fine variety producing long, smooth, white-skinned, tapering roots of uniform size. Parsnip ‘Albion’ has a delicious sweet flavour and good texture, with lifted roots storing well without discolouring. This RHS AGM variety makes a useful crop for the organic gardener, having been specially bred for its resistance to canker. Height and spread: 45cm (18”).

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    • 1 packet (300 seeds)

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    • £2.49
Kew : Carrot : Nandor F1 Hybrid

Carrot 'Nandor' F1 Hybrid - Kew Collection Seeds

Daucus carota

Coreless, blunt ended, cylindrical roots with a bright orange skin and an outstanding flavour. Carrot ‘Nandor’ is one of the finest baby carrots available, at its best when freshly pulled and eaten raw, or lightly steamed. These superb ‘finger carrots’ are ideal for successional sowings in patio containers. Height: 30cm (12”). Spread: 15cm (6”).


Companion planting: Try growing carrots with spring onions, leeks and mint, whose aromatic leaves deter carrot root fly.


Useful links:

How to grow carrots Companion Planting 

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    • 1 packet (350 seeds)

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    • £2.09
Carrot : Royal Chantenay (Heritage)

Carrot 'Royal Chantenay' - Heritage

Daucus carota

Perfect for heavier soils and containers! The small, conical roots of Carrot ‘Royal Chantenay’ have broad shoulders and strong foliage making them easier to pull when harvesting. This short carrot can be sown successionally for an ongoing harvest of delicious almost coreless roots. Later sowings in June produce superbly flavoured, main crop roots which store extremely well. Height: 30cm (12”). Spread: 15cm (6”).


Companion planting: Try growing carrots with spring onions, leeks and mint, whose aromatic leaves deter carrot root fly.


Useful links:

How to grow carrots Companion Planting 

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    • 1 packet (1000 seeds)

    • Despatch: Within 2 Days
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    • £1.99
Parsnip : The Student (Heritage)

Parsnip 'The Student' - Heritage

Pastinaca sativa

 This classic heritage variety dates back to the 1800’s and is still as popular as ever. Parsnip ‘The Student’ produces long, broad shouldered, tapering parsnips with good resistance to canker. The smooth skinned roots have a very narrow core and creamy flesh of a deliciously mild flavour. Height and spread: 45cm (18"). More info
    • 1 packet (300 seeds)

    • Despatch: Within 2 Days
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    • £2.09