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...

Rutabaga Seeds - Laurentian

Brassica napus Deep purple crowns and soft yellow flesh with delicious sweet flavor. Large and uniform roots are great winter keepers. It is important to sing the praises of this...

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 - Danvers 126, ORGANIC

Daucus carota HEIRLOOM. Widely adapted, productive and heat-tolerant, with tapered roots that grow well even in heavy clay soils. Produces 6- to 7-inch-long, crunchy and flavorful, dark orange roots. Danvers...

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...

Radish Seeds - Purple Plum

Raphanus sativus Round radish with lavender skin and firm, white flesh. Mild, sweet flavor with sturdy tops.

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.

Carrot Seeds - Tendersweet, ORGANIC

Daucus carota HEIRLOOM. A lucky variety to be so well named! One of the sweetest carrots available, with a tender yet crisp texture, and impressive looks too, with 8- to...

Radish Seeds - Halloween Mix

Raphanus sativus Purple, yellow, black, and white radishes are reminiscent of the spookiest time of year! They are sweet with a pleasant spice and best at about 1" in diameter.25...

Carrot Seeds - Rainbow Blend

Daucus carota A kaleidoscope of color for your table! This fun mix of Atomic Red, Cosmic Purple, Lunar White, and Solar Yellow is sure to be noticed, especially by kids....

Carrot Seeds - Cosmic Purple

Daucus carota Slices of these carrots look like stars in the night sky, with deep orange flesh surrounded by reddish-purple skin. Danvers-type roots grow 6-7" long with a tender, crunchy...

Carrot Seeds - Shin Kuroda

Daucus carota Described as "stump-rooted" for their short but thick roots, this carrot is nonetheless a tender, sweet, deeply orange-colored delight. Performs well in heavier soils, sizes up early, easy...

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...

Carrot Seeds - Little Finger, ORGANIC

Daucus carota These mighty little carrots are both adorable and delicious! Very sweet, bright orange 3- to 4-inch cylindrical roots have smooth skin and a very small core. Great for...

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 - Rainbow Blend

Beta vulgaris This colorful mix of popular beet varieties has the makings of a show-stopping roasted beet salad! Get tones of deep burgundy, golden orange, pure white, and candystripe all...

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...

Turnip Seeds - Shogoin

Brassica rapa This turnip will convince anyone to try it raw! Harvest young for a very fine grained, snow white root and mild sweet flavor, good for roasting or salads....

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....

Radish Seeds - Watermelon

Raphanus sativus Can a radish be glamorous? With a magenta heart that blends into white flesh with lime green skin, only a radish this confident and stylish could pull off...

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...