Bare Root Nursery

Cooking Oca In the kitchen, oca can be boiled or baked. If neither of these options is available, don't fret. Store the unwashed, harvested tubers in a cool garage or basement on nursery trays or screens.

In warm climates, the vines will begin to yellow and die back, but in the north, this may not happen in time for the arrival of fall's cold weather. They require about 100 to 120 days to mature, which is why sweet potatoes produce so well in the long,...

The radishes provide an early harvest, and they help with spacing out the carrot seeds more evenly. You may also want to wait to harvest until the soil is damp, which helps to release the roots.

Instead, I gather up my camera gear, phone and some cat treats and head for what has become my new favorite, family owned nursery. Men do not handle being ill very well and this is an understatement.

If the roots hit even a tiny pebble, they'll fork or grow into a twisted, gnarled form. Grow carrots in containers for an excellent harvest of perfectly strait, delicious roots. Because carrots should be grown at a spacing of about an inch apart, the...

This means multiple plants arise from each planted seed, making thinning absolutely necessary. Thin the seedlings to 3 or 4 inches apart when they're about an inch tall. Young beet greens can be harvested and used fresh in salads.

Shallot bulbs are fully winter hardy, so as long as you leave some behind, you'll have a continuous crop, always ready to flavor your next breakfast omelet. If they protrude above the soil line, just leave them be.

Try these varieties: Purple Top: my family's favorite Golden Globe: cherished for both its exceptional flavor and yellow color and the Tokyo Market: a beautiful white turnip Beets This root crop is a personal favorite.

A medium-sized sweet potato is virtually fat-free, cholesterol-free, sodium-free and provides more than the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A, along with high levels of protein, fiber, complex carbohydrates, folic acid, potassium, calcium, magnesium,...

Two horticultural professionals took some of the most popular garden myths into the university laboratory to prove or disprove the accuracy of these myths. Peony flowers can open just fine without any ants.In closing, I expect some of you might disagree...

It was always a pleasure to do business with them. In addition they have other exciting plants they have cultivated. (Notice the sarcasm in that last statement.) Every visit to their greenhouse felt like the first visit, it never got old.

On the flip side, get your plants in the ground early enough that they have time to mature before the heat of summer. Don't overlook the desired pH, either: Fennel likes neutral soil between 6.5 and 7.5. Perform a soil test and amend your soil as needed...

The skins of new potatoes are paper thin and easily bruised, so we cook and eat them immediately. In fact, sometimes the yield is too good—we've had years when we can't eat them all before the eyes start sprouting! Throughout the season, I've managed...

Using a cloth barrier between it and your skin, spread the ground horseradish over the area of congestion to stimulate things like a sluggish digestive, circulatory, immune or reproductive system.

Soil requirements: Rich, fertile soil, high in nitrogen. Because its productivity is so closely linked to the weather, spinach harvests can be erratic from year to year for many gardeners.

Control Soil Pests Carrot root maggots (the larvae of the carrot root fly) and wireworms (the larvae of click beetles) can become problematic in the carrot patch, causing tunnels and pitting throughout the roots.

I still don't like those radishes very much, but I can say without a second thought that homegrown radishes have become a favorite in my house. It will be readily available come spring.

This sad state of affairs leads to all manner of inflammatory diseases within the body. Ours grow at least 6 feet high and have a decidedly purple undertone to the green in the leaves and stem.

Heirloom carrots do best in deep, loose, well-drained soil, says John “Farmer John” Fendley, founder of the Sustainable Seed Company. She raises Welsh Mountain Ponies in northern Wisconsin and enjoys gardening, especially heirloom vegetables.

When to plant: Best planted in late summer for fall harvests, but can be grown season-long. 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)...

Potatoes should be planted four to six weeks before the average last frost date. And as vigorous as they are, they will do at least some of the weed control for you. This prolific little pest will sneak in and rapidly decimate plants.

Planting in an area with good ventilation, while taking care not to overwater, will help keep plants disease-free. Consider a winter/spring cover crop of vetch in any bed you may be planting rutabagas.

And if there's a guarantee available, keep that receipt, tags, or whatever is needed, because the demise of this plant may not be due to your care but to what was done to the plant beforehand.

They come to maturity so quickly!” Adams suggests that southern gardeners also plant radishes in the fall and continue to sow seeds weekly throughout the winter months. Public enemy No. 1 is the flea beetle.

White Wonder Cucumbers These cukes have the look of traditional green cucumbers, but the skin and flesh is bright white. The greens are edible, as well. The pure-white flesh is sweetened by autumn's first frost, so it makes a terrific fall crop.

Potato Scab: Scars, scabs, lesions, craters and thickened spots on potato skins can be a sign of potato scab, a devastating disease that leaves potatoes looking less than desirable.

Mix the boiled roots with buttermilk and butter and mash as you would potatoes. For the most pleasing flavor, be sure to leave the roots in the ground until they've been frosted at least two or three times.