Root vegetables are a great thing to have in the garden during our cool season. Since much of the plant is underground, and ...

Many root vegetables are considered “cool weather” crops—they grow lush and juicy when daytime temperatures are in the seventies, but barely muddle through hot weather. Which is why we plant them as ...

Serious gardeners, small-scale market farmers, and the managers of community-supported agriculture programs (CSAs) are always on the lookout for unique crops — especially those they can harvest ...

Often overlooked, root vegetables like beets, onions, and sweet potatoes are packed with nutrients that support heart health, ...

A duo of honey and sherry vinegar transforms roasted root vegetables into a sweet-meets-savory side dish. Grace Parisi a former senior test kitchen editor for Food & Wine, where she wrote several ...

Winter seemed like a good time to write about root vegetables. Roots typically are underground storage units that enable plants to conserve energy, absorb nutrients, stay upright — and yes, they defy ...

Do you think of root crops as boring, old-fashioned and not very trendy? Well, maybe they don’t deserve their shabby reputation and are becoming more popular among home gardeners and picky eaters.

Discover how companion planting, intercropping, and sustainable practices like soil care and natural pest control create ...

I was at the pool last week and one of my friends asked me about what we did as a business. I was in a business with my brother and my parents. We took care of plants in restaurants, businesses and in ...