Black Nebula Carrot

$2.00


Approximate seeds per pack: 300
Days till maturity: 65
Biennial
Full & Partial Sun
Container Friendly

This carrot is stunning in every way. 6-8″ long, this variety originated in Northern Africa this. Dramatically colored, the center is black all the way through with the occasional purple ring. Makes a gorgeous dark purple juice that turns bright pink if you add a splash of lemon juice! This variety amazingly holds its color when cooked and is rich with vitamins.

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    Black Nebula Carrot

    27 reviews for Black Nebula Carrot

    1. sbsnider1104 –

      First time growing carrots and my son picked these. We grew these beside our Danvers 126 carrots, but these didn’t germinate quite as well and grew a good bit slower. While these did come to full maturity (even though they were short) they tasted more bitter than an orange carrot. These were interesting to grow to stay the least.

    2. lindakelly77 –

      Bought these to add to my collection this year.. can’t wait to put them in the ground.. will grow some in container and see how they turn out… very, very exited to try them out, can’t’ wait.

    3. clh5225 –

      The nice dark purple color gives it an exotic look and taste.

    4. clh5225 –

      The nice dark purple color gives it an exotic look and make your dishes look more expencive then they are.

    5. ourlife767 –

      This is a great carrot to grow , especially if you are growing a colorful carrot garden. 🙂

    6. fauxmenno –

      These germinated and grew better than most of the other carrot varieties I grew this year. They have pretty good flavor but I found it to be slightly more bitter than the sweet orange carrot varieties. They are very juicy and the juice will stain everything! Also, this variety was hairier than any other carrot I grew but that is easy enough to just peel and get rid of.

    7. lyonsashley267 –

      stunning and tasty

    8. melissa.krat –

      Pretty. Grew well in dramatic temp swings. Good seed germination. Good flavor. Will grow agai

    9. meruhe –

      Made a big mistake with these. I added too much compost to my soil in this bed and these carrots turned out covered with fine roots up and down the main shaft of the carrot, but it wasn’t more than a peeler could fix. My grandkids pranked their parents by putting lots of these carrots in a fresh garden salad made for a picnic without cluing them in on the fact that these will definitely stain anything. The resulting purple smiles were the cause of lots of laughter! I will definitely be planting these again in 2021!

    10. bbirdnow –

      Zone 5b Iowa. I love these carrots. They might turn your hands color for a little while but the antioxidant content is terrific.

    11. evanrahaman –

      Good carrots. didn’t get that big though

    12. evno3000 –

      These are great!

    13. evanrahaman –

      Love MIgardener Seeds!

    14. rcrovets –

      Interesting color, but I found them bitter. I think I will stick to Danvers & Nates.

    15. scenestra –

      Germination was spotty, but since you usually have to thin anyways not to much of an issue. Solid plants, and the carrots taste good!

    16. kalauing –

      These were fun to grow and have the kids pull out a carrot that wasn’t orange. Not great for production carrots, more of a novelty.

    17. maggiemaymcevoy –

      Can’t wait to harvest these and see the gorgeous color they behold. Migardener never disappoints with great quality seeds for a perfect price point.

    18. ilovebugs08 –

      Tended to bolt. The ones that stayed in ground were hairier than the danvers or oxhearts. Flavor was ok, not particularly sweet

    19. ilfstara –

      As other reviewers have said, these aren’t the sweetest carrots and they are very ‘hairy’. I love the color, the flavor is still enjoyable and it gets sweeter when cooked. The ‘hairs’ fall right off with a firm washing and you have a super cool looking carrot that’s good raw and in recipes.

    20. josephmajora –

      My carrots did not grow well, maybe I planted them too late. Will try again this year.

    21. ourlife767 –

      fun to grow, i didnt like the flavor.

    22. ashleeboivin802 –

      100% germination. Beautiful plants. 10a here. They’re growing fast. Can’t wait to taste. Plan on using these for juicing and maybe some snacking with ranch

    23. nicolasdesfosses –

      Première fois ici au Québec, j’ai été agréablement surpris par la qualité gustative et sa couleur superbe. Belle performance.

    24. evno3000 –

      These were great!

    25. dependentongod4ever –

      A few pros and a few cons.
      Pros: Very unique! You can be one of the only people in your friends group to grow purple carrots….fantastic to get the “WOW” comment on social media lol.
      Also has tons of nutrients in it, and it does, indeed, stay purple when cooked! Takes caramelizing well, too!
      Cons: They temporarily stain…everything. My hands were a weird purple/gray color. The water droplets all over my kitchen from scrubbing them clean were also purple gray lol. It all wiped/washed off really easily, but it’s definitely a MESSY carrot. So, if you’re not too fond of getting messy, then this probably isn’t the carrot for you.
      Speaking of mess, there were roots all along the side of my purple carrots. Now, I do believe I pulled them too young, cause they had that weird soapy type taste (all the carrots I planted had that taste, cause I pulled them all at the same time, and all too young, I’m pretty sure lol). Not sure if that has to do with the weird roots along the whole length of the carrot, or if that has to do with watering or what (we had a TON of rain, which is very weird, so a lack of water definitely isn’t the case in this situation). But, maybe it’s just a this variety thing, too, hence my mentioning it, cause I’m not sure.

      Overall, it’s a very unique carrot to grow, and if you don’t mind the temporary mess that’s easy to clean up, then go for it! I’ll probably stick with a simpler carrot next time.

    26. teresacarstensen –

      These were an interesting experiment. For me, they germinated well and grew robustly. Unfortunately, I ultimately did not like them. They had an odd, almost menthol flavor. They also were quite juicy. I had to be careful not to get the juice on anything or it would stain.

    27. mythreelittlekitties –

      Grew very well. HUGE carrots! Sweet when cooked. Will grow again.

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    • 4

      Name : sbsnider1104

      Location : Asheboro , United States (US)

      First time growing carrots and my son picked these. We grew these beside our Danvers 126 carrots, but these didn’t germinate quite as well and grew a good bit slower. While these did come to full maturity (even though they were short) they tasted more bitter than an orange carrot. These were interesting to grow to stay the least.

      23-May-2020

    • 5

      Name : lindakelly77

      Location : ,

      Bought these to add to my collection this year.. can’t wait to put them in the ground.. will grow some in container and see how they turn out… very, very exited to try them out, can’t’ wait.

      04-Aug-2020

    • 5

      Name : clh5225

      Location : ,

      The nice dark purple color gives it an exotic look and taste.

      12-Aug-2020

    • 5

      Name : clh5225

      Location : ,

      The nice dark purple color gives it an exotic look and make your dishes look more expencive then they are.

      12-Aug-2020

    • 5

      Name : ourlife767

      Location : greensboro , United States (US)

      This is a great carrot to grow , especially if you are growing a colorful carrot garden. 🙂

      30-Aug-2020

    • 4

      Name : fauxmenno

      Location : Greencastle , United States (US)

      These germinated and grew better than most of the other carrot varieties I grew this year. They have pretty good flavor but I found it to be slightly more bitter than the sweet orange carrot varieties. They are very juicy and the juice will stain everything! Also, this variety was hairier than any other carrot I grew but that is easy enough to just peel and get rid of.

      31-Aug-2020

    • 4

      Name : lyonsashley267

      Location : Moses Lake , United States (US)

      stunning and tasty

      23-Oct-2020

    • 5

      Name : melissa.krat

      Location : Longmont , United States (US)

      Pretty. Grew well in dramatic temp swings. Good seed germination. Good flavor. Will grow agai

      25-Nov-2020

    • 4

      Name : meruhe

      Location : Emmaus , United States (US)

      Made a big mistake with these. I added too much compost to my soil in this bed and these carrots turned out covered with fine roots up and down the main shaft of the carrot, but it wasn’t more than a peeler could fix. My grandkids pranked their parents by putting lots of these carrots in a fresh garden salad made for a picnic without cluing them in on the fact that these will definitely stain anything. The resulting purple smiles were the cause of lots of laughter! I will definitely be planting these again in 2021!

      02-Dec-2020

    • 5

      Name : bbirdnow

      Location : Hiawatha , United States (US)

      Zone 5b Iowa. I love these carrots. They might turn your hands color for a little while but the antioxidant content is terrific.

      04-Dec-2020

    • 4

      Name : evanrahaman

      Location : Toronto , Canada

      Good carrots. didn’t get that big though

      07-Dec-2020

    • 5

      Name : evno3000

      Location : North York , Canada

      These are great!

      07-Dec-2020

    • 5

      Name : evanrahaman

      Location : Toronto , Canada

      Love MIgardener Seeds!

      09-Dec-2020

    • 2

      Name : rcrovets

      Location : Westerly , United States (US)

      Interesting color, but I found them bitter. I think I will stick to Danvers & Nates.

      16-Dec-2020

    • 4

      Name : scenestra

      Location : columbia , United States (US)

      Germination was spotty, but since you usually have to thin anyways not to much of an issue. Solid plants, and the carrots taste good!

      18-Dec-2020

    • 5

      Name : kalauing

      Location : INVER GROVE HEIGHTS , United States (US)

      These were fun to grow and have the kids pull out a carrot that wasn’t orange. Not great for production carrots, more of a novelty.

      26-Dec-2020

    • 5

      Name : maggiemaymcevoy

      Location : carriere , United States (US)

      Can’t wait to harvest these and see the gorgeous color they behold. Migardener never disappoints with great quality seeds for a perfect price point.

      28-Dec-2020

    • 3

      Name : ilovebugs08

      Location : Malvern , United States (US)

      Tended to bolt. The ones that stayed in ground were hairier than the danvers or oxhearts. Flavor was ok, not particularly sweet

      30-Dec-2020

    • 4

      Name : ilfstara

      Location : ,

      As other reviewers have said, these aren’t the sweetest carrots and they are very ‘hairy’. I love the color, the flavor is still enjoyable and it gets sweeter when cooked. The ‘hairs’ fall right off with a firm washing and you have a super cool looking carrot that’s good raw and in recipes.

      01-Jan-2021

    • 3

      Name : josephmajora

      Location : Dallas , United States (US)

      My carrots did not grow well, maybe I planted them too late. Will try again this year.

      06-Jan-2021

    • 3

      Name : ourlife767

      Location : greensboro , United States (US)

      fun to grow, i didnt like the flavor.

      23-Jan-2021

    • 5

      Name : ashleeboivin802

      Location : Largo , United States (US)

      100% germination. Beautiful plants. 10a here. They’re growing fast. Can’t wait to taste. Plan on using these for juicing and maybe some snacking with ranch

      19-Feb-2021

    • 5

      Name : nicolasdesfosses

      Location : Yamachiche , Canada

      Première fois ici au Québec, j’ai été agréablement surpris par la qualité gustative et sa couleur superbe. Belle performance.

      28-Mar-2021

    • 5

      Name : evno3000

      Location : North York , Canada

      These were great!

      11-May-2021

    • 4

      Name : dependentongod4ever

      Location : BRUNSWICK , United States (US)

      A few pros and a few cons.
      Pros: Very unique! You can be one of the only people in your friends group to grow purple carrots….fantastic to get the “WOW” comment on social media lol.
      Also has tons of nutrients in it, and it does, indeed, stay purple when cooked! Takes caramelizing well, too!
      Cons: They temporarily stain…everything. My hands were a weird purple/gray color. The water droplets all over my kitchen from scrubbing them clean were also purple gray lol. It all wiped/washed off really easily, but it’s definitely a MESSY carrot. So, if you’re not too fond of getting messy, then this probably isn’t the carrot for you.
      Speaking of mess, there were roots all along the side of my purple carrots. Now, I do believe I pulled them too young, cause they had that weird soapy type taste (all the carrots I planted had that taste, cause I pulled them all at the same time, and all too young, I’m pretty sure lol). Not sure if that has to do with the weird roots along the whole length of the carrot, or if that has to do with watering or what (we had a TON of rain, which is very weird, so a lack of water definitely isn’t the case in this situation). But, maybe it’s just a this variety thing, too, hence my mentioning it, cause I’m not sure.

      Overall, it’s a very unique carrot to grow, and if you don’t mind the temporary mess that’s easy to clean up, then go for it! I’ll probably stick with a simpler carrot next time.

      04-Aug-2021

    • 3

      Name : teresacarstensen

      Location : Columbus , United States (US)

      These were an interesting experiment. For me, they germinated well and grew robustly. Unfortunately, I ultimately did not like them. They had an odd, almost menthol flavor. They also were quite juicy. I had to be careful not to get the juice on anything or it would stain.

      04-Sep-2021

    • 5

      Name : mythreelittlekitties

      Location : Fredericton , Canada

      Grew very well. HUGE carrots! Sweet when cooked. Will grow again.

      05-Oct-2021