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If you want to try your hand at growing these colorful veggies, here's how. Tags Dirt On Gardening Once the temperatures drop down into the 50s at night, it's time to start checking your tubers.

Where were they? I asked a farmer friend who said that she always learned that you should plant daikon as a fall crop, not a spring crop. This should prevent any breakage, but don't be too afraid to break the rules!

Pick a smooth-sided, glazed container to make climbing up the side of the pot difficult. If the roots hit even a tiny pebble, they'll fork or grow into a twisted, gnarled form. Do not allow mature roots to sit in the pot for too long, or they'll grow...

Beets perform best in full sun, though they'll tolerate afternoon shade, especially where summers are hot. If a soil test shows a phosphorous deficiency in your garden, side-dress beet-planting sites with bonemeal or rock phosphate down the length of...

Shallots are most commonly grown from sets purchased from your local garden center or farmers market, much like you would purchase onion sets. The shallots can then be stored in mesh onion bags in a cool, dry, dark place.

I harvest some roots in the baby stage while I allow the rest to reach maturity. Because radishes mature just 30 days after planting, this is a tasty, fast-maturing crop that belongs in every vegetable garden.

Sweet potatoes need and deserve some respect due to the claim that they are the most nutritious vegetable grown on the planet. In general, the older varieties on the East Coast are of the yellow, dry-flesh type, whereas the newer varieties grown in Louisiana...

Here are some tips to make the job a little easier. High Mowing Seeds has variety called Preludio, which is said to be bolt-resistant—good for growing in the spring and summer. So, water often, but make sure the water can drain away.

We eat any that get cut or bruised during harvest within a few days. I hope your 2014 potato harvest was as prolific as mine. 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...

While watching the leaves begin to drop, I'm confused why this is happening in the middle of summer. Manage the Spread If you do not have horseradish in your garden, I'd like to make you into a covert.

Soil requirements: Rich, fertile soil, high in nitrogen. Size: 10 to 12 inches Sunlight requirements: Full sun (will tolerate partial shade) Water requirements: About 1 inch per week—consistent moisture is key, so mulching well is recommended.

And no farmer enjoys tossing pest-damaged carrots on to the compost pile. Fertilize with Phosphorus Carrots, like most root crops, require a good amount of phosphorus to perform their best.

To deter them, I cover my newly planted radish seeds with floating row covers. Radishes tolerate frosts quite well, so you can sow your seeds about four to six weeks before your last expected frost.

My favorite benefit for eating the Jerusalem artichoke is that inulin is an important food source for the healthy flora in your gut. If you would like to keep digging through the winter months, cover the area with a thick mulch to keep the ground from...

A few weeks prior to your average last-frost date, start vegetables like celery indoors, and plant root vegetables like carrots and parsnips outdoors. But if you're willing to provide some special care, you'll be well on your way to reaping an unforgettable...

Where to plant: Garden; containers When to harvest: 55 days after seeding, when roots are 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Size: 12 inches Sunlight requirements: Full to partial sun (A minimum of four to six hours is ideal.) Water requirements: About 1 inch...

Maintaining healthy soil and buying your seeds or starts from a reputable source is the best recommendation I can give to avoid disease. And don't overwater. Starting them too early can mean they get hammered with pests.

They take a full extra month to grow, but they'll reward you with sweetness and flavor. Because rutabagas will be in the ground for a long time, thus pinned against both cold- and warm-weather weeds, be sure to prepare the beds as best you can beforehand.

All I'd read aboutThis spring I bought a plum tree. Last month I finally broke down and paid $3.75 for aof unknown but surely lovely bloom color. Several inches of heavy dirt fell off from around the trunk, revealing that the tree had been buried much...

“The biggest problems we've had when growing radishes are weather-related,” says Sara Bozelli, owner of Five Elements Farm in Worthington, Pa. “When spring temperatures rise well outside of the norm and we don't get rain, the radishes don't grow...

While the visual and dietary appeal of a bowl full of colorful vegetables is undeniable, there's also a lot of beauty and nutrition to be found in vegetables that exhibit no color at all.

Prepare Seed Potatoes Once you've selected a variety, purchase certified disease-free seed potatoes from a reputable source. A ritual akin to digging for gold, potato harvesting is easy.

Not a sexy name and certainly not a sexy vegetable. Also known as a swede, rutabagas have been grown as a food crop for several hundred years. Rutabagas are also excellent when mashed with carrots or parsnips, and a cooked rutabaga puree can serve to...

When the olive oil becomes fragrant, add the mushrooms and saute for a few minutes, stirring frequently, until they become brown and begin to release some water. The soup may be safely stored in the fridge for up to three days.

That being said, many of the other veggies in my garden are still going strong. The plant is a good 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide, and I love its large, silvery leaves. Artichokes ( Cynara scolymus ) do best where temperatures are consistent year-round...

These side shoots sap energy from the main bulb, often leading to a reduced size. This surprisingly tasty bulbous root can be eaten fresh in salads or cooked and used in soups and stews.

Here's the thing: I know what you're thinking. What all this means is that for the best results, you should plant your turnip seeds about 50 days before your first fall frost is expected.