It's especially helpful for growing root vegetables.

Root vegetables thrive in cooler weather, and many gardeners don't realize that this also makes them perfect for fall planting and extended harvesting. "Fall gardening not only takes advantage of warm ...

You can plant seeds for some root vegetables now. Radishes are fun, fast and easy to grow. You can have mature radishes in three weeks from planting seed. Carrots are harder to germinate. They need ...

With Minnesota's unpredictable springs and short growing season, it's painful for gardeners to have to wait until mid-May to plant favorites like tomatoes. But mid-April is an ideal time to plant root ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A garden with many raised beds - mari.trand/Shutterstock If you are tired of growing the usual crop of carrots and potatoes, ...

Carrots are another root vegetable that does well in raised beds, according to Lenhart. They’re happiest in cool, moist ...

Tomatoes and peppers are the stars of the summer garden. They’re flashy — big, purple heirloom tomatoes, or vines weighed down by softball-size fruit, or tall plants loaded with brightly colored ...

Many root vegetables are considered “cool weather” crops—they grow lush and juicy when daytime temperatures are in the seventies, but barely muddle through hot weather. Which is why we plant them as ...