Root Vegetables List

Fresh ginger is a pungent, aromatic root used as a spice or flavoring for a variety of foods. It's effective for motion sickness and upset stomachs. “Hands” of fresh ginger root are knobby and fibrous with tannish skin and white to beige flesh.

No matter how you enjoy them, though, beets are made to beat the bland flavor out of your food! If you like your veggies on the sweet side, beets are your answer. Slice a few of these purple-colored plants over your next salad or roast them with your...

Peeled, steamed and vacuum sealed, these tender bulbs are ready-to-eat right out of the package. With the same earthy goodness as regular-sized beets, Melissa's Baby Beets are the perfect solution to the messy preparation associated with this iconic root...

Enjoy roasted or pickled! Country of Origin: USA Mild, sweet flavor.

When we buy fresh fruits and veggies locally, we're all supporting the communities we live and work in with fresher produce, lower prices, and a smaller carbon footprint. It just might be that the trip from the farm to our shelves was shorter than your...

You've probably never tried this sweet and crunchy veggie before, but once you do, you'll wonder why you hadn't tried it earlier! Jicamas are an incredibly versatile vegetable, working wonders while raw, chopped and served with a vinaigrette, mixed into...

From pizzas to pasta, you can't go wrong with parsley! Give your dishes the finishing touch they deserve with a tasty serving of parsley. Whether it's sliced and sprinkled or served as is, the unique flavor of parsley is perfect for accenting the taste...

Sweet, nutty flavor.

When we buy fresh fruits and veggies locally, we're all supporting the communities we live and work in with fresher produce, lower prices, and a smaller carbon footprint. It just might be that the trip from the farm to our shelves was shorter than your...

Organic Gold Beets

Mild, nutty & sweet.

Mixed with water and applied via spay or sprinkle on a cloudy or rainy day, Steinernema carpocapsae actively move through the soil, find the pests and eliminate them. And no farmer enjoys tossing pest-damaged carrots on to the compost pile.

Soil pH can also be a factor when growing radish. Make these radish recipes from HobbyFarms.com: Bread-and-Butter Pickled Radishes Buttermilk-Braised Radishes Spring Dip with Cucumber, Chives and Radishes Wild Pickled Fennel and Radish Slaw Radish Butter...

For their medicinal value, it's really best to grow your own and harvest them just as you need them. Ours grow at least 6 feet high and have a decidedly purple undertone to the green in the leaves and stem.

Light mulching —in the form of a thin layer of grass clippings—can help keep the ground moist. You'll also want to choose the appropriate location to plant your seeds. Weeding and watering are additional considerations.

If you catch them early, however—sometimes literally catch them, as their defense mechanism is to fall off the plant—and put them in soapy water, you shouldn't have any long-term effects.

Moles, voles, rabbits and deer may also nibble. 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.

With good drainage, fennel tends to be a rather robust crop. Plant In Well-Drained Soil The main disease fennel suffers from is root rot, which can be avoided with well-drained soil.

That's a lot of spuds! If you grow potatoes and you don't harvest new potatoes, you're missing out. I wasn't going to plant potatoes in the garden this year, but when I went to the nursery in May and saw the baskets of seed potatoes lined up on the shelf,...

Furrow planting is also an option: Use a hoe or other tool to open up a shallow trench, sprinkle the seeds into the furrow, and lightly cover them with soil. “That's because transplanting these plants will usually result in damage to the tap root, causing...

It's best harvested when the root reaches 2 inches in diameter. Like other radishes, they're ready to harvest in just 35 days. I'd like to introduce you to a few of my favorite white vegetables for your farm's garden.

Tubers left in the ground have time to thicken their skins and properly cure before the harvest. Northern growers plant their potatoes in the spring for late-summer/fall harvests. Choose a spot, if possible, where other members of the nightshade family,...

Save the tender greens for a delicately flavored accompaniment — slice finely and saute with olive oil, onion, and garlic. Nature's sweetest vegetable, ruby-hued beets are always at home in salads and sides, and make a tantalizing addition to savory...

Although I did manage to harvest a basket or two of tomatoes, many of the fruits ended up rotting on the vine, and the foliage turned black and slimy in mid-July. The plant is doing beautifully, but now it's time to get serious about seeing it safely...