Preparing soil for tap root vegetables. Carrots, parsnips, scorzonera, and salsify send one long root down into the soil. If the soil is too rich, the roots will have a tendency to split.

Root vegetables are a staple in most households, but are you doing everything you need to be doing to remove any dirt or debris that could impact the safety and taste? Carrots, potatoes, and beets ...

You can get more botanically correct and distinguish root types among tap, tuberous, bulbs, corms, rhizomes and so on. If I got into all that, I’d start getting my gardening and cooking hobbies ...