Root Vegetables
About Root Vegetables
Carrots, beets, turnips, radishes, and other underground crops.
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Ailsa Craig Onion
110 days · Moderate
Surprisingly mild and sweet for such a large onion, with low sulfur content
All Seasons White Daikon
60-70 days · Easy to moderate
Mild, crisp, and juicy with a slight peppery bite when raw
Atomic Red Carrot
70-75 days · Easy
Sweet and crisp with classic carrot flavor and minimal core
Black Spanish Round Radish
55-65 days · Easy
Very pungent and spicy, much hotter than spring radishes, with a sharp bite
Bolero Carrot
75 days · Easy to Moderate
Exceptionally sweet and crunchy with smooth texture
Chantenay Red Core Carrot
65-75 days · Moderate
Sweet, crisp, and tender with rich carrot flavor
Cherry Belle Radish
22-30 days · Very Easy
Mild, crisp, and slightly peppery with sweet undertones
Chioggia Beet
55 days · Easy to Moderate
Sweet and mild with less earthy flavor than regular beets
Cosmic Purple Carrot
70-80 days · Easy
Sweet and crisp with mild spicy notes from the purple skin
Danvers Half Long Carrot
65-75 days · Easy
Sweet, crisp, and tender with classic carrot flavor
Early Wonder Tall Top Beet
48-55 days · Easy
Sweet, earthy roots with tender, mild-flavored greens
Easter Egg Radish
30 days · Very easy
Mild, crisp, and sweet with less bite than traditional radishes
French Breakfast Radish
21 days · Very Easy
Mild, crisp, and slightly peppery with sweet undertones
German Butterball Potato
100-110 days · Moderate
Rich, buttery flavor with dense, creamy texture
German Giant Radish
45-60 days · Easy
Mild, sweet, crisp with less bite than small radishes
Golden Beet
75-90 days · Easy
Sweet and mild, less earthy than red beets with tender texture
Golden Beets
75-90 days · Easy
Sweet, earthy, mild beet flavor without the intensity of red varieties
Hakurei Turnip
38 days · Easy
Sweet, crisp, and mild with apple-like texture, no bitterness
Imperator 58 Carrot
70-75 days · Easy
Sweet, crisp, classic carrot flavor
Kennebec Potato
80-100 days · Easy
Mild, classic potato flavor with fluffy, dry texture when cooked
King Richard Leek
75-85 days · Moderate
Mild, sweet onion flavor with subtle garlic notes
Kolibri Purple Sweet Potato
90-120 days · Easy
Mildly sweet with nutty undertones, less sweet than orange varieties
Long Black Spanish Radish
55-60 days · Easy
Pungent and spicy when raw, mild and sweet when cooked
Mokum Carrot
50-60 days · Easy to moderate
Exceptionally sweet and crisp with fine texture and no woody core
Nelson Carrot
21 days · Easy to moderate
Exceptionally sweet and crisp with fine texture and minimal core
Nero Tondo Black Spanish Round Radish
55-65 days · Easy
Mild and sweet with crisp texture, less pungent than typical winter radishes
Paris Market Carrot
50-60 days · Easy
Sweet, crisp, and tender with classic carrot flavor
Pontiac Red Potato
80-95 days · Easy
Mild, earthy flavor with creamy texture
Purple Carrot Cosmic Purple
70-80 days · Easy to Moderate
Sweet and crisp with classic carrot flavor, slightly spicier than orange varieties
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 days · Easy
Sweet and earthy with mild, tender flesh
Red Norland Potato
60-80 days · Moderate
Mild, buttery, slightly sweet with waxy texture
Scarlet Nantes Carrot
65-75 days · Easy
Sweet, crisp, and tender with classic carrot flavor
Scarlet Queen Turnip
37 days · Easy
Sweet, mild turnip flavor without bitterness, crisp texture
Storage #4 Rutabaga
90-110 days · Moderate
Sweet, nutty, and creamy when cooked, develops more sweetness after frost
Tendersweet Orange Carrot
75-80 days · Easy
Exceptionally sweet and tender with fine texture and minimal core
Thumbelina Carrot
65-70 days · Easy
Sweet, tender, mild carrot flavor
Tokyo Cross Turnip
35-40 days · Easy
Sweet, mild, and crisp with no bitter aftertaste
Touchon Carrot
65-75 days · Easy
Exceptionally sweet with crisp texture, virtually coreless, tender throughout
Watermelon Radish
90 days · Easy
Mild, sweet, and crisp with subtle peppery finish
Yukon Gold Potato
70-90 days · Moderate
Rich, buttery, and slightly sweet with creamy texture
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