Vegetables grown for their underground parts have tasty roots, tubers, rhizomes, or bulbs. These structures are packed with carbohydrates and water for the plants, and deliciousness for us. These ...

Farmers usually plant so-called cover crops after harvesting their main crop in the Fall. This prevents erosion of the soil and nutrient leaching. The roots of these crops also stabilize the structure ...

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You think all corn roots are the same? Then you’ve likely never paid close attention to roots on corn exhibited at county fairs. This summer, check out a county fair with 4-H crops on display, ...

Busy spring planting can continue this week with cool-weather root crops such as carrots, turnips, beets and radishes. These all can be sown from seeds planted shallowly in the vegetable garden or in ...

Wait until six weeks before your last frost date to start tomato seeds indoors. This will give them plenty of time to ...