Root Crops

Allium fistulosum - Hardy perennial scallion. They overwinter happily for us outdoors, growing into dense clumps. Can be harvested spring through f...

Medium sized yellow storage onion. One of the most popular open-pollinated onions for a reason; they're vigourous, flavourful and extremely good ke...

Heart shaped, short season red onion. Excellent fresh, thin them for delicious spring onions. When mature they're excellent in storage, keeping wel...

The best beet for winter storage. Large and slightly lumpy, with very fine red flesh. The solid green leaves (no purple) are especially good as sum...

Twisted Brook's favourite beet. Delicious deep-red roots that never seem to go woody. Their long shape is easier to cut and peel when they grow lar...

Allium cepa var. aggregatum - An excellent keeper with red skins. French Shallots are the onion of choice at Yonder Hill Farm. Hardy and drought re...

This French heirloom is a favourite for winter storage. Blue-green leaves and thick stalks. 60+ seeds (0.25g)-Grown by Yonder Hill FarmYonder Hill ...

New for 2023 -A kaleidoscope of colour and flavour! Roots come up tie-dye purple and orange, rosy pink, sunshine yellow, a sunset of oranges and al...

Sium sisarum - Traditional root crop, well-loved in ancient and medieval Europe (it was a favourite of emperor Tiberius) but fallen out of favour i...

One of the oldest heirloom varieties of parsnip, Hollow Crown is still hard to beat. Long robust roots with classic sweet and mild nu...

Allium fistulosum - A true scallion: perennial and never bulbing. Succession plant in the vegetable garden for green scallions all season long or e...

Gobo is the cultivated Japanese form of wild burdock. Grown for their long slender roots, which are delicious as a fall root vegetable. Earthy and...

(B. rapa) Round white turnips with purple tops. The leaves are delicious fresh or steamed. The crisp roots are at their finest while golf ball size...

Golden outsides with lighter interiors. Most have golden rings. Not a fully stable variety, lots of variation among the population. Selected last s...

Very productive and an excellent keeper. Newburg was developed by seed breeder Alan Kapuler, stabilized from a European hybrid specifically for org...

A delicious and hardy winter leek well loved by northern gardeners and market farmers. Uniform, medium length white shafts and dark green leaves. T...

B. napus - Historic Nova Scotia heirloom. Once a commonly grown variety, this seed hasn't been commercially available since the mid-1900s. I'm hono...

Brassica napus - Rare heirloom from Lithuania, this variety came to us through Seeds or Diversity. An excellent winter keeper, with creamy light-ye...

B. rapa - Green-shoulder heirloom rutabaga with yellow flesh and full, sweet flavour. A very good keeper that lasts through the winter and even int...

Brassica rapa - Rare variety back from the brink, this turnip is a favourite for winter storage. Thin gold skin with finely textured golden flesh. ...

New for 2023 - There is a marketing board for everything in England, even one to hustle celeriac. This crew of marketing magicians were responsible...

B. rapa - Smooth yellow skin and golden flesh. A true turnip, best planted in late-Summer/early Fall as they can bolt pre-maturely during the long ...

New for 2023 - Short and stout roots of exceptionally sweet flavour. Their shape is more like a beet than the classic parsnip. Well suited for heav...

A tall and fast growing "summer" leek. King Richard matures earlier in the season than other varieties but is still very hardy and thrives in the c...

Back again! Scorzonera hispanica - Lightly harvest the lettuce-like greens over the spring and summer and you can harvest the remarkable roots at t...

New for 2023 - Petroselinum hortense - We've become big fans of Root Parsley around here lately! Easy to grow biennial, they grow just like regular...