Root Vegetables

Carrots, beets, turnips, radishes, and other underground crops.

Bolero Carrot

75-80 days · Easy to Moderate

Exceptionally sweet and crunchy with smooth texture

Bulls Blood Beet

55-65 for roots, 30 for baby leaves days · Easy

Sweet, earthy beet flavor with tender, mild-flavored leaves

Chantenay Red Core Carrot

65-75 days · Moderate

Sweet, crisp, and tender with rich carrot flavor

Chioggia Beet

55-65 days · Easy to Moderate

Sweet and mild with less earthy flavor than regular beets

Danvers Half Long Carrot

65-75 days · Easy

Sweet, crisp, and tender with classic carrot flavor

Detroit Dark Red Beet

55-65 days · Easy

Sweet and earthy with mild, pleasant beetroot flavor

Early Wonder Tall Top Beet

48-55 days · Easy

Sweet, earthy roots with tender, mild-flavored greens

French Breakfast Radish

25-28 days · Very Easy

Mild, crisp, and slightly peppery with sweet undertones

Golden Beet

55-65 days · Easy

Sweet and mild, less earthy than red beets with tender texture

Hakurei Turnip

38-45 days · Easy

Sweet, crisp, and mild with apple-like texture, no bitterness

Nelson Carrot

58-68 days · Easy to moderate

Exceptionally sweet and crisp with fine texture and minimal core

Paris Market Carrot

50-60 days · Easy

Sweet, crisp, and tender with classic carrot flavor

Purple Daikon Radish

55-65 days · Easy

Mild, sweet, less peppery than small radishes with crisp texture

Purple Plum Radish

25-30 days · Easy

Mild, sweet, and crisp with less bite than traditional radishes

Purple Top White Globe Turnip

55-60 days · Easy

Mild and sweet when young, becoming more peppery with size

Red Ace Beet

50-55 days · Easy

Sweet and earthy with mild, tender flesh

Scarlet Nantes Carrot

65-75 days · Easy

Sweet, crisp, and tender with classic carrot flavor

Storage #4 Rutabaga

90-110 days · Moderate

Sweet, nutty, and creamy when cooked, develops more sweetness after frost

Tokyo Cross Turnip

35-40 days · Easy

Sweet, mild, and crisp with no bitter aftertaste

Watermelon Radish

50-65 days · Easy

Mild, sweet, and crisp with subtle peppery finish