Underground Vegetables: Growing Root Crops to Perfection

The Root Crop ChallengeRoot crops are deceptively challenging. Their requirements are simple but unforgiving: deep, loose, stone-free soil without fresh manure or organic matter. Get these basics right and root crops are highly productive and deeply satisfying; get them wrong and the result is forked, hairy, shallow, or twisted roots.Soil PreparationThe single most important requirement for root crops is deep, loose, well-drained, stone-free soil. In heavy clay or stony ground, grow in raised be…