Seed Saving Information
This family is named for its characteristic seed heads called umbels. These umbels attract a wide range of insects, bees and, in particular, predator wasps, who in turn, along with the wind, cross pollinate the varieties. Apiaceae flowers are perfect, but cannot self pollinate.

All Apiaceae are biennial, which means they must be over-Wintered before producing seeds during their second season. Apiaceae cross within species but not between different genuses. Isolation of 1/2 mile is required for pure seed from other members of the same species and 6 plants are required to guarantee you are maintaining genetically strong seed.

Wanganui NZ
This is a large orange carrot that tapers to a point, maincrop, and good for soups and tastes best when cooked. It came with a story about them being so large that rabbits could make their burrows inside them but we haven't found them to be quite that big!

Amber Carrot

Carrot lines are very difficult to keep strong and alive for the long haul, the flowering carrots must be well isolated from carrot weed and careful selection of the carrots must be done each season. We owe the existence of this line to the dedication of one man only in recent years; Henry Harrington of Southland. We really like it because it has a beautiful colour and taste and flavour and it is not as huge as the very old carrot cultivars usually are. Our very modern industrial carrots are selected for high water and sugar content. This carrot is not as juicy or sweet as the ones in the shops, but has great carrot flavour.

White Belgium OS
An old market variety, large white carrot. The carrots always
have a shoulder up above the ground, which is green. They
taste great, and look good when julienned and mixed with other
coloured raw carrots as finger food or in a salsa, or for dipping.
This variety grows really well in warmer climates