Bare Root Rosa Rugosa

You do not need to shield them from light, nor do they need to be stored in a particular way. If neither of these options is available, don't fret. Digging The Harvest To harvest oca, dig or pull up the plants in late December or early January, when the...

Once the temperatures drop down into the 50s at night, it's time to start checking your tubers. Purple sweet potatoes are grown in the same manner as more traditional sweet potato varieties.

I had read that early-sprouting radishes can be a great way to help mark the rows where slow-germinating carrots are planted. Oops! I guess I never got that gardening memo. This should prevent any breakage, but don't be too afraid to break the rules!

If you fill your container with high-quality, organic potting soil , mixed 50/50 with finely screened compost, your carrots will grow strong, healthy, and straight without any need to prepare the soil.

Most beet seeds are multigerm, meaning each seed contains several embryos, not just one. Like several other popular garden crops, including carrots and chard , beets are biennials.

If you love cooking with homegrown ingredients and are looking to expand your garden's offerings, shallots are a must for your veggie patch. Optimum spacing is 8 to 10 inches between bulbs because each set matures into a cluster of six or more inch-wide...

I love the flavor and texture of roasted beets. Then, after these early root crops are harvested in late spring or early summer, I till the area and re-plant it with a summer crop, such as bush beans or basil.

Potatoes that remain in the soil continue to grow and increase in size until the weather cools. They require one or two months of storage and curing before they will develop the sweet, moist taste you associated with the vegetable.

Most of these are sold as root hormones.Indole butyric acid (IBA) is one of the most common auxin formulations especially in tissue culture. IBA has had some success in root regeneration in transplanted trees; it may help redirect resources to the roots...

Fennel keeps in the refrigerator for up to a week, but it should be used up rather quickly. Avoid Extreme Temperatures If you are hoping for good spring/summer fennel, you will need to start the plants indoors four to five weeks before your last frost...

Kennebec is a great potato variety to grow here in the Northeast. Like most gardeners, my major potato harvest arrives a few weeks after the plants turn completely brown and die. In fact, sometimes the yield is too good—we've had years when we can't...

This is perfect as a pork marinade, but also a supplement that can be eaten right out of the jar. My parents click their tongues and shake their heads, as they long ago learned the wisdom of using their Vita-Mix outside on a windy day.

Spinach can be grown under floating row cover to prevent leaf miner and aphid damage. Spinach bolts (or flowers) quickly in warm weather. Soil pH should be 6.5 to 7.5. When to plant: Direct-seed in very early spring (ideal soil temperatures for germination...

Exposure to sunlight can cause the shoulders to turn green and bitter. Once your carrots are up and growing, they'll require a good amount of water to reach their full potential. Irrigate at ground level, if possible, as wet foliage promotes fungal diseases,...

At this pH, the greatest variety of nutrients is available for plant use. Find Soil Balance Another thing to keep in mind for good radish production is that root vegetables of all sorts need phosphorus to develop good roots.

While it looks like a miniature sunflower, it doesn't develop seeds. They are, therefore, a wonderful potato substitute for diabetics. Every aspect of daily life is affected when we aren't getting nutrition from our food.

With so many delightful varieties, it's easy to see why people include members of the exceptional Apiaceae family in their market-garden offerings. Carrots You can begin harvesting carrots when they're approximately finger-sized or wait until they are...

Size: 12 inches Sunlight requirements: Full to partial sun (A minimum of four to six hours is ideal.) Water requirements: About 1 inch per week—overly wet soils promote black rot and other diseases.

The best way to avoid this isn't necessarily a scarecrow—crows are smarter than that. Why They're Easy Few crops go from seed to plate as fast as a radish —sometimes in as little as 25 days! Radishes are relatively pest-free in comparison to the rest...

They take a full extra month to grow, but they'll reward you with sweetness and flavor. Rootnot, white spot and club root are common diseases that may occur. Because rutabagas will be in the ground for a long time, thus pinned against both cold- and warm-weather...

Plant vendors are sometimes quite creative in packaging the "business end" of plants, but this can come at the expense of happy roots. Pay special attention to the watering of such plants, as the root zone conditions are what will often make or break...

Loosen the soil to a depth of 12 to 18 inches before sowing seeds 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep. Fall tillage helps limit numbers of these insect pests. The greens can also be sauteed or braised.

This creamy white carrot is mild-flavored and tender. Extremely crisp and high yielding White Wonder should be picked when the fruits are 6 to 8 inches long. Each plant bears a dozen or so 2- to 3-inch-wide fruits.

Get way down under the plant so you don't spear any spuds. New versus Mature Potatoes Susy Morris/Flickr Potato harvesting can take place at two different times. Eat Damaged Potatoes Quickly: Damaged potatoes need to be consumed within a few days of harvesting.

Not a sexy name and certainly not a sexy vegetable. Peel the harvested roots with a pairing knife and slice them carefully as the flesh can be quite hard. Also known as a swede, rutabagas have been grown as a food crop for several hundred years.

Prepare the vinaigrette for the salad. I recently discovered another set of plants in this same category: celeriac and celery. Add 6 cups of stock (or water) and bring to a boil. Drain the celeriac (discard the lemon water) and then add the celery, celeriac,...

We had a very wet season here—the perfect condition for fungal issues of all sorts—and my tomatoes were the ones that suffered the most. The edible portion of an artichoke is the flower bud, which is harvested when it's still tightly closed and well...