Root Crops & Tubers

Root crops are extremely dense in nutrients and are easy to grow. And most importantly, each root vegetable type has different health benefits that lead to a well-balanced diet. Learn how to grow the best potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, beets, carrots, parsnips, onions, turnips, rutabagas, yucca, garlic, celery root (or celeriac), Jerusalem artichokes, daikon, jicama, radishes, and more!
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13 of the Best Purple and Blue Potato Varieties
Purple and blue potatoes are healthier for you than your average spud and come in eye-catching hues sure to wow everyone at your dinner table. Whether you plan to mash, smash, fry, twice-bake, or roast them, learn about 13 of the best varieties for home growers now on Gardener's Path. #purplepotatoes #gardenerspath
How to Grow Potatoes in Straw
Growing potatoes in straw is a simple, yet effective way of yielding delicious tubers. It’s cheap, saves you work, yields clean potatoes, and that’s just the beginning! Learn about the benefits of growing potatoes in straw, a list of what you’ll need, and a thorough how-to, now on Gardener's Path. #potatoes #gardenerspath
How to Harvest Parsnips
While it may not be the easiest root crop to grow, the parsnip is definitely one of the tastiest, especially when it’s harvested at the peak of tenderness and sweet flavor. Read on to learn when and how to uproot this carrot-like vegetable, and how to store it, now on Gardener’s Path. #parsnip #gardening #gardenerspath
The Best Advice About When to Harvest Potatoes
Want to know when to dig up your potato plants to maximize harvest? Here's how to time the harvest so that your potatoes have the best appearance and taste.
How to Grow Sweet Potatoes in Water
If you are looking for a simple way to grow sweet potatoes at home, let me show you how to grow sweet potatoes in water! This is an easy, fast way to start your own sweet potato slips and avoid buying plants at the nursery! #sweetpotatoesinwater
5 Helpful Hints to Plant Potatoes from Eyes
Plant potatoes at home from already existing potato plants. Let us show you how to grow disease-free, new potatoes with only a few inches of soil, hilling mulch, and these tips for plantain potatoes with ease. #plant #potatoes #eyes
How Do I Grow Parsnips? | Grow Like a Pro with Joe Lamp'l | joe gardener®
Parsnips are cool-season root vegetables that are similar in appearance to carrots but with their own unique growing requirements and distinct taste. Parsnips that have experienced a few touches of frost prior to harvest are the sweetest, with a nutty or earthy flavor. If you want to grow parsnips in your garden, here is everything you need to know.
10 tips to grow sweet potatoes in containers
10 tips to grow sweet potatoes in containers. You can buy potato slips from any nursery or gardening store or order them online. But you can grow your potato slips at home. You can start the process before your planting date for sweet potatoes.
HOW TO GROW CARROTS
HOW TO GROW CARROTS. If you want to get a summer harvest, you should sow seed 3 to 5 weeks before the last spring frost date. Remember, if you want to get the continuous harvest you should plant a new round of seeds every three weeks in the later spring period.
How Long Does It Take To Grow Potatoes
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How To Grow Onions | Planting & Harvesting Guide | joe gardener®
Onions are easy to grow. Begin with seeds, transplants or sets. Onion seeds can be direct-sown, or you can raise your own transplants by starting the seeds indoors under grow lights. | Where you live will determine which type of onions to buy - short-day vs long-day onions. Learn more in this guid to planting and harvesting onions | #growingonions #howtogrowonions #howdoigrowonions #plantingonions #vegetablegardening #coolseasoncrops #springcrops #wintergarden
How Many Potatoes Per Plant
If you're tired of not having enough potatoes to last you through the year, then you should try planting your own! You'll need to know how many potato plants you'll need, though. If you plant 10 lbs of seed potatoes, you can expect to harvest 1000 lbs of potatoes. #garden #vegetable #food
When And How To Harvest Potatoes
Trying to figure out when potatoes are ready to harvest? It’s always tricky to determine if underground crops are ripe and ready. Fortunately for you, there is an easy tell to know when to dig up your garden potatoes. Learn everything you need to know about harvesting potatoes with this comprehensive guide to picking, curing, and storing, for a bountiful and long-lasting crop. Find out how to prevent your potatoes from turning green and inedible, or rotting in the ground before harvesting.
Growing Ginseng – Picking, Planting, Caring, Harvesting and Transplanting
There are people who love to plant wild American ginseng because it is a very prized plant. It's very famous for its adaptogenic qualities helping your body to recover from stress and to deal with stress. a lot better as well as to give you more energy. However, if you are interested in growing ginseng, I will share with you all the things I know about this plant. #howtogrowginseng #howtoplantginseng #howtocareginseng #growingginsengforprofit #growginsengindoors #growingginsengathome
How to Grow Sweet Potatoes - A Comprehensive Guide
Discover how to grow your own new potatoes from sweet potato slips and enjoy a bountiful harvest at the end of the growing season. Growing sweet potatoes is easy, and all that’s required is a grocery store sweet potato, potting soil, mulch, and a full sun location. #howto #growing #sweetpotatoes