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root crops

All about crops that we grow for the roots - mostly biannuals like carrots and radish, but if you dig for it it might belong here.

Welcome to the new root crops forum - let's dig it!

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root crops

The great big thread of sunchoke info - growing, storing, eating/recipes, science facts

323 replies 2 50 110

root crops

sweet potato propagation and harvest!!!

91 replies 1 63 28

root crops

in praise of the dandelion

145 replies 6 25 39

root crops

do beets HAVE to taste like dirt?

57 replies 3 12

root crops

Reed's Landrace Sweet Potatoes

66 replies 4 24 50

root crops

Lets talk about Skirret!

52 replies 1 14 20

Mangelwurzels

33 replies 3 11

root crops

Breeding Localized Varieties of Sweet Potatoes

36 replies 1 11 20

root crops

Chufa Misadventure-AKA Nutsedge

41 replies 17 10

root crops

soil building with daikon radish

73 replies 2 12 5

root crops

anyone growing dahlias to eat?

26 replies 12 17

root crops

Edible Air Potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) - Buy, Sell & Trade

93 replies 1 76 20

root crops

Can we make sugar from skirret root?

24 replies 1 8 12

root crops

Welcome to the new root crops forum!!

23 replies 8 17

root crops

Sweet potatoes how to grow and store them (input please)

25 replies 3 17

root crops

Perennial root crops - some plants to try

45 replies 11 19

root crops

All Things Apios Americana

81 replies 60 4

root crops

Is anyone growing fawn lily (Erythronium species) for food?

19 replies 4 11

root crops

Sweet potatoes left in the ground...?

37 replies 15

root crops

Let's grow perennial root vegetables

46 replies 1 4 12

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root crops

Lets talk about Skirret!

52 replies 1 14 20

root crops

Can we make sugar from skirret root?

24 replies 1 8 12

root crops

Welcome to the new root crops forum!!

23 replies 8 17

root crops

Extracting starch from bracken - an experiment

11 replies 1 23 10

root crops

How to preserve sweet potatoes, if you grow way too many.

25 replies 12 16

root crops

Oregon Manroot tubers - ideas for new uses?

9 replies 1 1

root crops

Roots in a hugel

7 replies 4 3

root crops

Lathyrus tuberosus vs Apios Americana

12 replies

Vidalia onions

4 replies

root crops

Growing/farming Burdock

9 replies 1 1

root crops

Do Jerusalem Artichoke tubers need to stay moist before planting?

7 replies 1

Anybody growing Dr. Shane Simonsen’s hybrid Canna tubers?

6 replies

root crops

Dahlia landracing project in the far north of Scotland

3 replies 5 2

root crops

Landrace Carrots

3 replies 1

root crops

Any tips for harvesting Jerusalem Artichokes?

3 replies 1 3

root crops

Mulch and sweet potatoes

9 replies 1

root crops

sweet potato slips...how long should they be?

2 replies

root crops

Jerusalem Artichoke white rot

1 reply

Taro harvest from aquaponic system.

4 replies 1 1

Replacing crackers in my diet

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cooking

Extracting starch from bracken - an experiment

1 week ago 11 replies 1 23 10

root crops

Lets talk about Skirret!

1 week ago 52 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 14 20

propagation

sweet potato slips...how long should they be?

1 week ago 2 replies

flea market

yacon propagation tubers for sale or trade

1 week ago 21 replies 7 1

resources: seeds, plants, honey, consulting, etc.

ISO: Jerusalem Artichoke, Sunchoke starts

2 weeks ago 5 replies

propagation

Jerusalem Artichokes - how to multiply fastest

3 weeks ago 7 replies 1

Mangelwurzels

3 weeks ago 33 replies 3 11

seeds and breeding

Reed's Landrace Sweet Potatoes

1 month ago 66 replies [ 1, 2 ] 4 24 50

seeds and breeding

Florida Betony aka Stachys Floridana aka The-Plant-I'm-Desperately-Tryig-To-Get-Tubers-For

1 month ago 14 replies 2 2

root crops

Growing daikon radishes

1 month ago 18 replies 2 6

medicinal herbs

The Humble Chicory

1 month ago 4 replies 1 3

perennial vegetables

The great big thread of sunchoke info - growing, storing, eating/recipes, science facts

2 months ago 323 replies [ 1, 2, 3 < ... <11, 12, 13 ] 2 50 110

cooking

Can we make sugar from skirret root?

2 months ago 24 replies 1 8 12

food preservation

How to preserve sweet potatoes, if you grow way too many.

2 months ago 25 replies 12 16

Replacing crackers in my diet

2 months ago 1 reply 1

Taro harvest from aquaponic system.

3 months ago 4 replies 1 1

great white north

Oca, Ulluco, Yacon, Mashua sources (Ontario)

3 months ago 8 replies

resources: seeds, plants, honey, consulting, etc.

Looking for Canadian Source of Mashua and Yacon tubers. And also neem plants or fresh seed.

3 months ago 22 replies 1

Vidalia onions

3 months ago 4 replies

resources: seeds, plants, honey, consulting, etc.

Chufa / nutsage / tiger nut

4 months ago 0 replies

root crops

Welcome to the new root crops forum!!

4 months ago 23 replies 8 17

split merge skirret

4 months ago 0 replies

root crops

Roots in a hugel

4 months ago 7 replies 4 3

gear

Fodder chopper

4 months ago 1 reply

Anybody growing Dr. Shane Simonsen’s hybrid Canna tubers?

4 months ago 6 replies

food preservation

Sweet potatoes how to grow and store them (input please)

4 months ago 25 replies 3 17

Tasted Fresh Beets for the First Time!

4 months ago 15 replies 5 5

root crops

anyone growing dahlias to eat?

4 months ago 26 replies 12 17

root crops

Chufa Misadventure-AKA Nutsedge

4 months ago 41 replies [ 1, 2 ] 17 10

Elephant's Foot Yam Suckers - Should I remove them?

4 months ago 1 reply 2

food as medicine

in praise of the dandelion

4 months ago 145 replies [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] 6 25 39

root crops

Are all cultivars of Colocasia esculenta (taro) edible?

4 months ago 23 replies 1 2 1

organic

Beet leaf looks burned--was perfect this morning!

4 months ago 4 replies 2

plants

Sweet potato leaf weirdness

4 months ago 9 replies 4 2

root crops

sweetening yacon and storing crowns

4 months ago 8 replies

food preservation

Pithy radishes can be redeemed by pickling

4 months ago 8 replies 2

soil

soil building with daikon radish

4 months ago 73 replies [ 1, 2 ] 2 12 5

gardening for beginners

Planting slightly crushed up radish seed pods from last year

4 months ago 2 replies 4 3

root crops

Enormous Turnip/Rutabaga plea/offer (and other Giant Vegetables)

4 months ago 10 replies 1 4

cascadia

Cowlitz Camas Planting Day in Early December

5 months ago 8 replies 1 1 5

perennial vegetables

Does anyone grow chinese or other yams?

5 months ago 28 replies 1 10 4

food preservation

canning sunchokes

5 months ago 6 replies 1 8 3

cooking

Edible Canna/ Canna Edulis

5 months ago 8 replies 1

seeds and breeding

Edible Air Potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) - Buy, Sell & Trade

11 months ago 93 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 1 76 20

cooking

Recipe Search: Rutabagas

1 year ago 18 replies 4 11
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