Root Crops

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

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

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

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...

Delicious deep-red roots that never seem to go woody. Their long shape is easier to cut and peel when they grow large, compared to round beets. Ide...

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...

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 ...

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

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

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

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...

Arctium lappa - Gobo is the cultivated Japanese form of wild burdock. Grown for their long slender roots, which are delicious as a fall root veget...

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...

Scorzonera hispanica - Lightly harvest the lettuce-like greens over the spring and summer and you can harvest the remarkable roots at the end of 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...

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

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

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...

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

B. napus - Green-shouldered heirloom from Newfoundland, with yellow flesh and full, sweet flavour. A very good keeper that lasts through the winter...

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 2025 - B. oleracea - Sweet, crispy, medium-sized orbs, 3-4" across. Dark purple skin with white flesh. They stay succulent even as they get...

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 2025 - Allium fistulosum - Hardy and prolific perennial bunching onion. Grown for the leaves rather than the roots. You can harvest them th...

Back again - Smooth scarlet skinned spring radish. Crisp and sweet interior. Round, red and satisfyingly peppery. 30 days to snack time. Pan fry th...

New for 2025 - The classic orange carrot, this heirloom has been a home garden favourite for decades. These seeds came from our friend Erika of Sow...

New for 2025 - Tragopogon porrifolius - True Salsify; this one is a different species than Scorzonera (aka Black Salsify). Long slender roots, Step...

New for 2025 - Long plump winter radish, with green shoulders and white bottoms, resembling a green daikon. They're quite spicy, especially in warm...

New for 2025 - Sweet crispy summer turnips, the closest we've found to the beloved (yet hybrid) hakurei. 30-40 days to harvest. Snack on them raw, ...

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...

New for 2025 - Brassica napus - The classic winter storage rutabaga (swede turnip). Deep purple shoulders and fine textured yellow flesh. Laurentia...