Root Crops

New for 2026 - Allium cepa - This variety also goes by the name Zebrune. Long tapered bulbs with pink blushed skins. They're sweet and flavourful, ...

Long plump winter radish, with green shoulders and white bottoms, resembling a green daikon. They're quite spicy, especially in warm weather. Top c...

New for 2026 - Allium cepa - We love growing shallots around here! Ed's Red is a particularly large and long-keeping variety. If well cured and sto...

Large, hardy winter leek, perfect for soups and stews. Stalks average 2-3 inches ion diameter. A Scottish heirloom that dates back to the 1830's. S...

Stachys affinis - Perennial member of the mint family, closely related to betony. Grown for their crispy, crunchy rhizomes. They can be eaten raw, ...

Sweet crispy summer turnips, the closest we've found to the beloved (yet hybrid) hakurei. 30-40 days to harvest. Snack on them raw, slice them into...

Brassica napus - The classic winter storage rutabaga (swede turnip). Deep purple shoulders and fine textured yellow flesh. Laurentian is an old Can...

New for 2026 - Bunium bulbocastanum - aka Great Pignut. Edible perennial. This carrot family member grows to 3' with slender stems topped with whit...

New for 2026 - Brassica oleracea - We've really enjoyed growing these the past few seasons. I'm still amazed how big these ones get while remaining...

New for 2026 - Heart shaped beets! Developed by University of New Hampshire plant breeder Elwyn Meader in 1958. This variety came to us a handful o...

New for 2026 - Allium cepa - Slightly elongated bulbs, with pinkish skins. Scalogno Banana is particularly sweet and mild, use them in any dish you...

New for 2026 - Beta vulgaris - Large and immensely productive beet, most famous as a fodder crop. Big specimens will top 10 pounds. In the 1800s th...

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

New for 2026 - Big old cross up of all the red beets. This one is an ongoing selection project at Twisted Brook. Diversity of shapes and sizes, som...