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Look for popular cultivars such as ‘Purple Passion', ‘Molokai Purple', ‘All Purple', ‘Purple Delight' and ‘Purple Knight'. To harvest, use a pitchfork or digging fork to lift the tubers out of the soil.

The radishes provide an early harvest, and they help with spacing out the carrot seeds more evenly. While the cool, wet weather this spring delayed many local farmers from planting and slowed yields of early zucchini and peas, I got lucky and was even...

When growing in containers, you can easily provide your carrots with a burst of phosphorous via supplemental organic granular or liquid fertilizers if necessary. Carrots are a favorite of munching rabbits, groundhogs and deer.

With this in place, adult leafminers can't access the plants to lay their eggs on the leaves. If kept just above freezing, the roots will last for months. Like several other popular garden crops, including carrots and chard , beets are biennials.

The shallots can then be stored in mesh onion bags in a cool, dry, dark place. Shallot sets are far larger than even the plumpest onion set. Sets planted in fall are pulled the following spring, and spring plantings are harvested anytime from mid-summer...

In fact, if the soil is too warm or the air temperatures is too high, you'll get puny roots and the plant will prematurely bolt (aka, go to flower). In my USDA zone 5 garden, I start sowing seeds of these root crops by the first week of April.

Yams are a common crop in many parts of the world, and although popular in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific islands, they are almost never grown in the United States. The first tubers are ready for harvest in late August, and the harvest usually continues...

No matter why you choose to grow fennel, it can be a valuable and delicious crop for you, your farmers market customers and your local pollinators. Fennel also needs a fair bit of water, so if you're going to irrigate just one crop, this is it.

This underground resting period hardens off the skins and makes them better able to withstand long periods of storage. Then I dig around in the loosened soil with my hands and gently remove all the tubers.

As you harvest and thin, the plants become more robust and more healthy, spreading out into the space their neighbor once occupied. In the spring, you can have a root or two shipped to you through a garden catalog or pick up a pot of the plant at your...

Sow all varieties in August for late-season harvest and overwintering. 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.

(Believe it or not, the root-surface area of even a large carrot is nowhere near as large as the root-surface area of a plant with more fibrous roots, like a tomato or pepper.) Unlike many other nutrients, phosphorus isn't absorbed by a plant as it draws...

Soil pH can also be a factor when growing radish. They grow best in temperatures between 50 and 70 degrees F. 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.

Honestly, in the sale bin they look to me like ginger without all the armor. We have accidentally planted them around the farm a few times by moving dirt in the spring. My favorite benefit for eating the Jerusalem artichoke is that inulin is an important...

He also suggests steering clear of soil that is stony or hard—carrots and parsnips need plenty of depth and room for their roots to grow. Tags Apiaceae family , carrots , celery , parsnips , soil pH

Roasted turnips are delicious, as are braised turnip greens with a touch of garlic and olive oil. When to plant: Best planted in late summer for fall harvests, but can be grown season-long.

As you can keep them in a warm place, safe from rodents, they will pop up quickly. I mean love it. Potatoes should be planted four to six weeks before the average last frost date. The sweet potatoes also need to be kept weed-free until they take over—about...

If these are seen, remove the infected plants from the garden and preferably from the farm. This turnip cousin can provide you with a stock of root veggies to eat winter-long if you pay attention to these simple planting tips.

The top of the "soil surface" was a solid mat of sphagnum moss. Option "A" would be a bare root tree from a well known mailorder nursery. Those who grow plants for profit are sometimes pushing marketability and profit and the impulse purchase.

It exposes developing larvae and pupa to both freezing temperatures and predators, such as spiders, ground beetles and numerous species of birds. Loosen the soil to a depth of 12 to 18 inches before sowing seeds 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep.

White Hailstone Radish Although another white radish, Icicle, has become quite popular, White Hailstone hasn't found the same level of fame. Easy to grow in containers or in the garden, Japanese White is a great choice for growers looking for a single-serving-sized...

Mature storage potatoes are ready for harvesting a few weeks after the foliage has turned brown and died back completely. To prevent greening, hill your potato plants. If a root cellar isn't an option, put your harvested potatoes in a wicker or plastic...

My favorite way to use homegrown rutabagas is as a mash. Humble as can be, rutabagas aren't glamorous, but they sure are tasty. Not a sexy name and certainly not a sexy vegetable. How To Prepare Rutabagas To harvest rutabagas, simply pull the roots from...

Lower the heat, and simmer partially covered, for about 30 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Toss the mushrooms, walnuts, parsley, and celery leaves with the Dijon mustard vinaigrette.Serve the soup warm.

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. It was time to harvest the winter squash and pull out the tomato vines.

Jessica Walliser Using Celeriac To prepare celery roots for the kitchen, you'll need to peel them. It will take several months for the seedlings to show signs of ample growth, but by the time early autumn arrives, the bulbous roots begin to swell rapidly.

Or you don't like asparagus when all you've ever swallowed is a mushy, army-green spear straight out of a can. Admittedly, turnips are not sexy vegetables. No one in their right mind would ever describe them by such tempting terms as juicy, colorful or...