Root Crops

Most root crops enjoy the cooler weather of spring and fall, with many of them developing a sweetness that is hard to achieve without a frost or two! Each of the crops in this collection can be direct sown. At Sow True Seed we like to sow our root crops a little thick and then thin the seedlings for a bonus microgreen crop and then a second later thinning to mature spacing will also yield some edible greens!
This collection includes: Beets, Carrots, Radish, Rutabaga and Turnips. 

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Rutabaga Seeds - American Purple Top

Brassica napus HEIRLOOM. Sweet yellow roots with a fine grain flesh and purple blushing on top help make this variety the most recognized rutabaga. High yields, great taste, excellent winter...

Turnip Seeds - Purple Top White Globe, ORGANIC

Brassica rapa ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. A favorite garden variety. Purple skin peeks out above the soil, white skin below. Large roots taste mildly sweet and fine grained. Good greens for eating...

Carrot Seeds - Red Core Chantenay

Daucus carota HEIRLOOM. This carrot gets sweeter with age - can the same be said for all of us? One only hopes. Regardless, this old favorite variety has a wide-shouldered,...

Radish Seeds - French Breakfast

Raphanus sativus HEIRLOOM. Forget the pancakes! Wake up with a plate of one of the finest radishes around! Mild flavor, fine grained and very fast growing. 3" red oblong roots...

Turnip Seeds - Seven Top

Brassica rapa HEIRLOOM. Seven Top has been the standard by which turnip greens have been measured in the American South for almost 200 years, earning them a spot on the...

Beet Seeds - Cylindra

Beta vulgaris HEIRLOOM. The best beet for pickles! This heirloom from Denmark is also known as “Butter Slicer” because of its tender, smooth texture. Long, uniform, carrot-like roots make for...

Turnip Seeds - Golden Ball

Brassica rapa HEIRLOOM. Lovely round, golden-yellow roots grow to 3-4". Delicately grained with a sweet, mellow flavor. Tastes more like a rutabaga than a turnip. A good keeper.

Beet Seeds - Bull's Blood

Beta vulgaris HEIRLOOM. This variety will grace your garden with the deepest purple-red leaves of any beet! The sweet and tender baby greens look great in a salad, and the...

Beet Seeds - Chioggia

Beta vulgaris HEIRLOOM. This Italian specialty, also known as Candystripe or Bull’s Eye, has round red roots with a striking bullseye pattern of white and fuschia rings inside. A festive...

Beet Seeds - Early Wonder

Beta vulgaris HEIRLOOM. This quick-growing variety has been prized for its abundant greens and high-quality, 3-inch roots since 1911. Its short time to harvest makes it ideal for succession sowing...

Radish Seeds - Daikon, Japanese Minowase

Raphanus sativus HEIRLOOM. Satisfying giant white roots up to 24" long by 3" wide. Sweet, mild flavor and very crispy, with so many uses: good pickled, steamed, stir-fried or raw....

Carrot Seeds - Scarlet Nantes, ORGANIC

Daucus carota HEIRLOOM. This classy and refined French heirloom is known for its cylindrical, blunt-tipped shape, as well as its fine-grained, nearly coreless texture and mild, sweet flavor. It has...

Beet Seeds - Lutz Green Leaf

Beta vulgaris HEIRLOOM. Also called "Winter Keeper," this red-fleshed beet with pale green tops is famous for its sweetness, long-storage quality, and tenderness even when large (up to 6” across!)...

Carrot Seeds - Parisian

Daucus carota HEIRLOOM. This 19th-century French heirloom, also known as Paris Market, is packed with flavor and cute as a button! These unusual carrots are about the size and shape...

Beet Seeds - Detroit Dark Red, ORGANIC

Beta vulgaris ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. Our most popular beet! A consistent producer for canning, juicing, pickling, or roasting, with uniform, 3-inch burgundy roots and bright green leaves. This old reliable heirloom...