SuNutriGarden Guide

Root Vegetables

Browse our complete guide to growing root vegetables from seed.

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Carrots

Carrots

Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Full Sun (6+ hours)

Beets

Beets

Beta vulgaris

Full Sun to Partial Shade (4-6 hours)

Radishes

Radishes

Raphanus sativus

Full Sun to Partial Shade (4-6 hours)

Turnips

Turnips

Brassica rapa subsp. rapa

Full Sun to Partial Shade (4-6 hours)

Parsnips

Parsnips

Pastinaca sativa

Full Sun (6+ hours)

Chioggia Beet

Chioggia Beet

Beta vulgaris

Full Sun to Partial Shade (4-6 hours)

Golden Beet

Golden Beet

Beta vulgaris

Full Sun to Partial Shade (4-6 hours)

Purple Carrot

Purple Carrot

Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Full Sun (6+ hours)

Rainbow Carrots

Rainbow Carrots

Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Full Sun (6+ hours)

Daikon Radish

Daikon Radish

Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus

Full Sun to Partial Shade (4-6 hours)

French Breakfast Radish

French Breakfast Radish

Raphanus sativus

Full Sun to Partial Shade (4-6 hours)

Watermelon Radish

Watermelon Radish

Raphanus sativus

Full Sun to Partial Shade (4-6 hours)

Rutabaga

Rutabaga

Brassica napus var. napobrassica

Full Sun (6+ hours)

Hakurei Turnip

Hakurei Turnip

Brassica rapa subsp. rapa

Full Sun to Partial Shade (4-6 hours)

Asparagus

Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis

Full Sun (6-8 hours minimum)

Rhubarb

Rhubarb

Rheum rhabarbarum

Full Sun to Partial Shade (4-8 hours, tolerates partial shade in hot climates)

Horseradish

Horseradish

Armoracia rusticana

Full Sun to Partial Shade (4+ hours)

Potatoes

Potatoes

Solanum tuberosum

Full Sun (6+ hours)

Fennel Bulb (Florence Fennel)

Fennel Bulb (Florence Fennel)

Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum

Full Sun (6+ hours)

Sweet Potato

Sweet Potato

Ipomoea batatas

Full Sun (6+ hours)