Root vegetables have been a staple of regional gardens, storing well over the cold winter months and providing a wide range of colours and tastes. Here are the varieties we love to grow:
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Root Vegetables
Root Vegetables
Beets
Chioggia Beets
An heirloom variety with candy cane striped red and white sections. Green leaves and uniform roots make this a favourite variety
Bulls Blood Beets
Great for both the deep red coloured leaves and tender roots, this is a versatile beet and is sometimes grown just for its greens
Touchstone Gold Beets
Yellow coloured beet that won’t stain everything it touches. Good growth habit
Carrots
Amsterdam Carrots
A cylindrical carrot that can be harvested as a baby carrot or allowed to mature for a long slender root. Sweet with tender flesh
Rainbow Carrots
This is a single variety of hybrid seed that produces a white, yellow and orange coloured roots generally 7-9 inches in length
Purple Haze Carrots
Purple skinned with an orange core, this imperator carrot variety grows 7-9 inches in length
Radish
Easter Egg Radish
Grow a mix of white, pink, purple and red radishes that stay firm and crisp for a long time
Sora Radish
Beautiful shiny red 1″ globe shaped radishes are early to mature and grow better in the heat than other varieties
French Breakfast Radish
Beautiful shiny red 1″ globe shaped radishes are early to mature and grow better in the heat than other varieties
Other Root Vegetables
Celeriac
Easier to grow than celery with a similar taste, you can use both leaves and root in soups, stews, stir fry, and other dishes
Jerusalem Artichoke
Also called sunchoke, this native crop requires virtually no care or work. Plants can spread, grow over 6′ tall and are harvested in the fall after a frost.
Garlic
We plant two varieties of hardneck garlic in the fall for a harvest the following summer. Garlic is easy to grow, helps keep unwanted insects away from the garden
Purple Prince Turnip
A fast maturing summer turnip with purple shoulders and white bottom roots