On the plots, gardeners often grow potatoes, carrots and beets. However, there are 13 rare root vegetables for your garden that you can use to develop skills in cultivating other vegetables, diversify the menu and find a new medicine.
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13 rare root vegetables
Sweet potatoes, rutabagas, katran and others are rarely found on the plots, despite the fact that they have good taste, contain many nutrients and are unpretentious to grow. You should pay attention to the features of these crops and allocate them 1-2 beds on the site.
Sweet potato
It is a type of potato that has a sweet taste, reminiscent of a banana or melon. Sweet potato tubers come in a variety of shades, the flesh inside is also colored, sometimes different from the color of the peel. It should be planted on fertile soils, using compost as top dressing. The plant curls, so the area under it should be large, well-lit.
Swede
It tastes like a turnip. The plant is two years old and requires minimal maintenance. The culture is unpretentious: it grows on acidic soils, is not afraid of heat and drought. You should not set aside for it the beds on which cabbage, radish or turnip used to grow. Rutabaga needs weekly watering, then the fruits will be sweet.
Katran
Can successfully replace horseradish, tk. has a spicy, pungent taste, which makes it an excellent addition to meat dishes. It is used in the preparation of pickles and marinades. Katran leaves spread out in the garden beds with radishes and onions will become a natural growth stimulant for these crops.
Kislitsa
Sour cherry tubers have a pungent aroma, they contain a large amount of starch. This crop replaces potatoes in some countries. It tolerates coolness well.
Parsnip
Similar to carrots, but white. The plant loves warmth and light, prefers light loams or peaty soil. Parsnip greens are used for salad. To get it at the beginning of the season, the root crops are left to winter on the site.
Root parsley
In order for a plant to develop an underground part, its greens cannot be cut off. Then the harvest will be large, fleshy, aromatic and juicy. The nutritious root vegetable makes a good seasoning with many dishes.
Radish
It resembles a large radish. She is undemanding to the conditions of detention, but needs good soil. The radish is planted on fertile lands that are well lit by the sun. The culture will not grow on swampy or sandy soil.
Turnip
This vegetable has displaced potatoes from the tables, so now it is rarely found in the plots, although it is unpretentious, and its fruits are very nutritious. You can grow turnips on any soil, in places where there is a lot of sun.
Celery root
To wait for a good crop harvest, the gardener needs to be patient. Root celery is planted on light, non-acidic soil, in which the root crop will develop for 200 days. The greens and roots of the vegetable are very useful, especially for people who are overweight.
Scorzonera
It can grow up to 1 m in height, it blooms with fragrant yellow buds and is used as a medicine. Its sweet fruits are used to eliminate hypertension, diabetes, liver pathologies, etc. To grow a good harvest, you need to take care of the garden bed, regularly feeding.
Stachis tuberous
It belongs to the most unpretentious plants. It is called Japanese potato or Chinese artichoke. Stachis tastes like nuts, its shape is spiral. This perennial crop can grow both in the shade and in the sun, and prefers nutritious soil.
Turnips
White-purple roots have a pungent taste. Due to the fact that the plant loves coolness, is resistant to frost, tolerates high humidity without problems, it is easy to grow in many regions of Russia.
Jicama
Root vegetables are distinguished by their delicious pulp, which tastes similar to potatoes. They can be cooked in any form and even eaten raw. The plant needs abundant watering and props. The buds should be cut off during the flowering period: this will promote the growth of root crops.
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