Haggis is, of course, a central part of celebrating Burns Night (January 25). As a Scot, I’ve seen my fair share of this dish ...

There’s nothing quite like pulling a homegrown carrot from the soil for a winter meal. If you’ve never managed this feat before, perhaps this will be your year! Overwintering root vegetables is easier ...

Root vegetables thrive in cooler weather, and many gardeners don't realize that this also makes them perfect for fall planting and extended harvesting. "Fall gardening not only takes advantage of warm ...

Some days are indisputable soup days. The antidote to a wintry cold and gray day is a steaming bowl of creamy soup.

Root crops have long been popular with gardeners. While our ancestors dug wild roots to supplement their diets, modern humans have spent decades breeding and selecting root crops to develop the ...

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.

Now that we are moving into the cooler weather of October, it’s time to start seriously thinking about your fall vegetable garden. If you don't keep your vegetable garden productive through the winter ...

Rutabagas? Kohlrabi? Celeriac? What does one do with these lesser known root crops? I make stew. You just need to get past the idea that they are food for “old folks” or “poor people”. There were good ...

With Minnesota's unpredictable springs and short growing season, it's painful for gardeners to have to wait until mid-May to plant favorites like tomatoes. But mid-April is an ideal time to plant root ...

Root crops are vegetables that we harvest the below-ground portion to eat, such as beets, onions and carrots. But there are other less well-known root crops such as Jerusalem artichokes, horseradish, ...

A new technique may make it easier to selectively breed crop plants for better, deeper roots. The non-destructive process involves quickly checking a plant's leaves to see how far down its roots go ...