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Root Vegetable Growing Guides

SoilStack has 26 root vegetables growing guides. Carrots, beets, potatoes, garlic, onions, radishes, turnips, and specialty roots. Underground crops depend on soil preparation and precise timing — each guide includes soil depth requirements, spacing, and storage advice.

Updated April 10, 2026 · 26 varieties

Root Vegetables & Tubers

24 varieties
Beauregard Sweet Potato
Beauregard Sweet Potato
90–105d 8h+ sun
Cherry Belle Radish
Cherry Belle Radish
21–30d 6h+ sun Container OK
Chioggia Beet
Chioggia Beet
55–65d 6h+ sun Container OK
Cosmic Purple Carrot
Cosmic Purple Carrot
58–75d 6h+ sun Container OK
Crosne tubers
Crosne tubers
180–220d 6h+ sun
Culinary Turmeric
Culinary Turmeric
240–300d 4h+ sun Container OK
Daikon Radishes
Daikon Radishes
45–55d 4h+ sun
Danvers Carrot
Danvers Carrot
70–80d 6h+ sun Container OK
Detroit Dark Red Beet
Detroit Dark Red Beet
55–60d 6h+ sun Container OK
Elephant garlic bulbs
Elephant garlic bulbs
180–240d 6h+ sun Container OK
Fall Rutabagas
Fall Rutabagas
85–100d 6h+ sun
French Breakfast Radish
French Breakfast Radish
21–28d 6h+ sun Container OK
Garlic
Garlic
240–270d 6h+ sun
Ginger
Ginger
240–300d 4h+ sun Container OK
Golden Beet
Golden Beet
55–65d 6h+ sun Container OK
Jerusalem artichoke tubers
Jerusalem artichoke tubers
110–150d 6h+ sun
Nantes Carrot
Nantes Carrot
62–75d 6h+ sun Container OK
Parsnip
Parsnip
100–130d 6h+ sun
Red Pontiac Potato
Red Pontiac Potato
90–110d 6h+ sun Container OK
Softneck Garlic
Softneck Garlic
240–270d 6h+ sun Container OK
Texas 1015Y SuperSweet Onion
Texas 1015Y SuperSweet Onion
105–115d 6h+ sun
Turnip
Turnip
50–60d 6h+ sun Container OK
Watermelon Radish
Watermelon Radish
50–65d 6h+ sun Container OK
Yukon Gold Potato
Yukon Gold Potato
80–100d 6h+ sun Container OK

Other Root Vegetables

2 varieties
Brilliant Celeriac
Brilliant Celeriac
110–120d 6h+ sun
Potato onion clusters
Potato onion clusters
90–120d 6h+ sun Container OK

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