Bare Root Fruit Bushes

Harvest Like A Pro Here is a harvest tip to avoid breaking daikon while harvesting: Don't pull straight up! You may snap the root in half and ruin your beautiful crop. Sometimes breaking the rules turns out OK.

Step 3: Sow The Seeds Just as you do in the garden, sow carrot seeds about 1/4 to 1/2 inch apart. Because carrots should be grown at a spacing of about an inch apart, the wider the pot, the more carrots you can grow.

Packed with fiber, potassium, folic acid and manganese, these roots have been a staple crop since before the Roman Empire, though our modern, orb-shaped roots weren't developed until the 15th century.

Sets planted in fall are pulled the following spring, and spring plantings are harvested anytime from mid-summer through late fall of the same season. Shallot bulbs are fully winter hardy, so as long as you leave some behind, you'll have a continuous...

I pick them when they're the size of a ping-pong ball and enjoy them roasted or mashed. Even thinned carrot seedlings are delicious tossed into a salad or on a sandwich. For staggered harvests, sow 20 to 30 seeds every two weeks throughout the spring.

Real yams are native to Africa, while sweet potatoes are native to the United States. The Jersey and Jewel sweet-potato varieties are representative of the drier yellow-fleshed types, and are still commonly grown in North Carolina and other eastern areas.

Some years ago plant growth regulators called auxins were discovered. Some believe that the peony is secreting a sugary substance that attracts ants to feed. How did this myth get started?

Fennel keeps in the refrigerator for up to a week, but it should be used up rather quickly. What does it take to grow great fennel? Bronze fennel, for example, is intended solely for the fronds and flowers and does not make a real bulb, while good bulb...

I just dug up the rest of my harvest late last week, because even after the plants are entirely dry, I allow the tubers to sit in the ground for two to three more weeks. On a whim, I decided to plant potatoes this year and I'm so glad I did—75 pounds...

This is a two-birds-with-one-stone moment, as the very pungent oils that are released during grinding can open up the sinus passages in a heartbeat. Some dislike its tendency to spread, but how can it spread when you're eating it with abandon?

Because its productivity is so closely linked to the weather, spinach harvests can be erratic from year to year for many gardeners. Bolt resistant varieties are perfect for beginners.

Because carrots have a single, thick taproot rather than many small fibrous roots, the zone from which they can absorb phosphorus is relatively small. While less-than-perfect carrots aren't the end of the world, growing straight, pest-free roots isn't...

At this pH, the greatest variety of nutrients is available for plant use. Harvests begin anywhere from 20 to 40 days after planting, depending on the variety. Radishes tolerate frosts quite well, so you can sow your seeds about four to six weeks before...

Every aspect of daily life is affected when we aren't getting nutrition from our food. Your gut will thank you for it! Read up on other root vegetables to add to your garden: Crop Profile: Sweet Potatoes Video: How to Plant Potatoes Video: 8 Tips to Harvest...

You'll better recognize members of the Apiaceae family as carrots, celerty and carrots? Even the most careful gardeners planting carrots in rows end up having to thin the plants. A few weeks prior to your average last-frost date, start vegetables like...

Optimum phosphorus levels promote growth of all root crops. Produce storage: Store roots unwashed just above freezing at a high humidity (a root cellar is ideal) for several months.

There isn't a whole lot you can do about blight—it happens to the best of us—but keeping the leaves dry by watering only at the base of plant can help. Squash Elizabeth Weller/Flickr Why They're Easy Squash plants, including zucchini, patty pan, pumpkins...

Whether you're looking to grow rutabagas because of their cancer-fighting compounds, because you enjoy them mashed like potatoes, or simply because you seem to fail at growing them season after to season and just need to nail it for once, there is some...

It can also allow you to make treats out of what would otherwise be unpalatable - such as strips of orange peel dipped in chocolate.When dealing with citrus, you usually candy strips of peel.

In shopping, I compared two options. Let me give you two recent examples.I've often been tempted by those out-of-bloom orchids. Then I found plants with glued stones as mulch, with spongy moss where I expected bark, or with some other impenetrable surface...

If you follow a few simple guidelines, baskets full of crisp, peppery radishes will find their way to the dinner table or market in a mere 30 days. “When they're ready to harvest, you'll see the shoulders of the bulbs popping out of the soil line.

Extremely crisp and high yielding White Wonder should be picked when the fruits are 6 to 8 inches long. They make delicious pickles. This is an old variety with a mild, crisp flavor that, in my opinion, is even better than Icicle.

Green patches on the potatoes is evidence of sunlight exposure. Prepare Seed Potatoes Once you've selected a variety, purchase certified disease-free seed potatoes from a reputable source.

Learn how to grow, harvest and prepare this delicious root. Many have a purple tinge to the top of the root, with a pale yellow color inside. How To Prepare Rutabagas To harvest rutabagas, simply pull the roots from the ground when you're ready to cook...

In a small bowl, whisk together 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard, and 2 tablespoons walnut oil. Peel the rough, gnarly skin by cutting a slice off the top and the bottom (the way you would peel a melon or pineapple).

I pulled up the green bean plants yesterday, too, because after producing several harvests, they simply gave up the ghost and decided to call it quits. Artichokes ( Cynara scolymus ) do best where temperatures are consistent year-round because the plants...

Before they have a chance to brown, slice them into 1/2-inch-thick rounds, and drop the rounds into the boiling water. Below, you'll find my favorite recipe for preparing celery roots—though I'm a huge fan of celery root slaw, too! Recipe: Celeriac...