Little Fingers Carrots are a delightful heirloom baby carrot variety prized for their sweet flavor, crisp texture, and slender tender roots. These petite carrots are harvested young for maximum sweetness and tenderness, making them perfect for fresh snacking, lunchboxes, salads, and gourmet dishes.
The smooth bright orange roots are exceptionally flavorful and versatile in the kitchen. Little Fingers carrots are excellent eaten fresh, roasted with herbs, glazed, added to soups and stews, or served alongside dips and vegetable trays. Their naturally sweet flavor and crunchy texture make them especially popular with children and home gardeners alike.
This productive heirloom variety grows best in loose fertile soil with consistent moisture and full sun. Compact roots mature quickly and perform wonderfully in raised beds, containers, and traditional garden rows.
Little Fingers Carrot Seed Details
- Quantity: 225 Seeds
- Plant Type: Heirloom Carrot
- Root Color: Bright Orange
- Flavor: Sweet and Crisp
- Growth Habit: Slender Tender Baby Roots
- Seed Planting Depth: 1/8-1/4 Inch
- Germination Temperature: 55-70°F
- Days to Germination: 10-15 Days
- Row Spacing: 4 Inches
- Plant Spacing: 2 Inches
- 100' Row Yield: 95 Pounds
- Sun Requirements: Full Sun
- Harvest Time: Approximately 72 Days
- Ideal Uses: Fresh Eating, Salads, Roasting, Soups, Stews, Lunchboxes, Vegetable Trays, Homesteads, Market Gardens
How to Save Seeds
Carrots will readily cross pollinate with other carrot varieties as well as Queen Anne's Lace, a common wild relative found in many regions. For maintaining seed purity, separate carrot varieties by at least 1/4 mile.
Carrots are biennial plants and require overwintering before producing seeds. Protect roots through winter by heavily mulching them in the garden or storing selected roots in cool damp sand until spring.
In the second growing season the plants will produce tall flower stalks with umbrella-shaped blooms called umbels. Allow the umbels to fully mature and dry naturally on the plant before harvesting.
Once dry, collect the seed heads and gently rub them apart to release the seeds. Store seeds in a cool dry location inside labeled envelopes or airtight containers for future planting.
