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How to Grow Yellow Carrots From Seed

By Maxim Kaufman — Founder & CEO, Organo Republic

Updated July 2026

Yellow carrots are cheerful and mild, with bright golden-yellow roots that hold their sunny color when cooked. They reach 6 to 8 inches in about 70 days and grow just like orange carrots. The flavor is gentle and sweet, making them a friendly choice for children and colorful roasts. Plant them with orange, purple, red, and white types for a rainbow bunch straight from your own garden.

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This is the quick guide to Yellow. For the full step-by-step on starting seeds, sowing, feeding, and troubleshooting carrots, see our complete guide to growing carrots from seed.

Quick start

Sow yellow carrot seed directly a quarter inch deep in loose, stone-free soil, since carrots do not transplant well. Keep the surface moist through the 14 to 21 day germination, then thin to 2 to 3 inches apart. Water evenly and steadily. Harvest the golden-yellow roots at full size in about 70 days.

Best tip

Yellow carrots keep their bright golden color through cooking better than most colored types, so they are a great pick for roasts and soups where you want that sunny look. Grow them like any carrot in cool, evenly moist soil, and mix them into a rainbow planting. Their mild sweetness makes them an easy favorite with kids.

At a glance

How to Grow Yellow Carrots From Seed — growing specifications at a glance
Botanical name	Daucus carota subsp. sativus
Plant type	Cool-season biennial grown as an annual
USDA zones	2 to 11 (grown as an annual)
Sun	Full sun (6+ hours); tolerates light shade
Days to maturity	about 70 days
Height	Roots 6 to 8 inches
Spacing	Thin to 2 to 3 inches apart
Water	Even and steady; about 1 inch a week

Uses

Yellow carrots are mild and sweet, good raw in salads and lovely roasted, where their golden color stays bright. They add cheerful color to soups, stews, and mixed carrot bunches, and their gentle flavor appeals to children. Use them anywhere you would use an orange carrot, and keep the tops for cooking.

Frequently asked questions

How long do yellow carrots take to grow?

Yellow carrots mature in about 70 days from sowing, like standard orange types. Let them reach full size for the best sweetness.

What do yellow carrots taste like?

They have a mild, gentle sweetness, a little softer in flavor than orange carrots, which makes them popular with children. Their bright golden color is the main draw.

Do yellow carrots stay yellow when cooked?

Yes, yellow carrots hold their bright golden color well through roasting and cooking, better than some other colored types. That makes them a cheerful addition to hot dishes.

Can I grow yellow carrots with other colors?

Yes, they grow just like orange carrots and are perfect mixed with purple, red, and white types for a rainbow harvest. Sow them together in one bed.

Ready to grow your own? Yellow carrots give you bright golden roots with a mild, sweet flavor that holds its color when cooked. For the full step-by-step, see our complete carrot growing guide linked at the top of this page.

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By Maxim Kaufman — Founder & CEO, Organo Republic

Maxim founded Organo Republic in 2017 and personally selects, tests, and grows the heirloom, non-GMO varieties the company offers. Under his leadership, Organo Republic was named Agri Business Review’s Top Non-GMO Seed Variety Solution 2026.