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Success with root vegetables, CFSA SAC 2015
The document provides comprehensive techniques for successfully growing various root vegetables, including daikon, gobo, ginger, turmeric, taro, beets, carrots, sweet potatoes, and parsnips, emphasizing soil preparation, planting methods, crop maintenance, and harvesting tips. It highlights the health benefits of each vegetable, along with marketing strategies such as cooking demonstrations and recipe sharing. The document also outlines best practices for post-harvest storage and seed saving to ensure quality and sustainability.
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- 1. T E CH N I Q U E S F O R S U C C E S S W I T H R O O T V E G E T A B L E S E D I B L E E A R T H S C A P E S
- 2. D A IK O N
- 3. V A RI E T Y A N D S E E D P R E P • Minowase • Early August to late September • Miyashige • Minowase Early • April Cross Varieties Planting Season Hybrids (Kitazawa Seed Company) Open Pollinated (Baker Creek Seed)
- 4. • Direct seedin furrows by hand-sowing rather than using a seeder • 3.5 foot wide raised beds • 1/2 inch SOIL PREP, SPACING AND SOWING Sowing Method Soil Preparation • Furrows amended with compost and mycorrhizae Seed Depth Spacing • 12 inches • Works well in a polyculture
- 5. CROP MAINTENANCE, DISEASESAND PESTS • Overhead sprinklers with drip tape • Keep bed healthy by weeding, thinning and mulching • Use row covers when below 28º • Watch for flea beetles, harlequin bugs and moles • Root rot can happen with too much water in soil
- 6. H A RV E S T , P O S T H A R V E S T A N D S T O R A G E Harvest Post Harvest Storage • Leverage out of ground with digging fork • Spray clean with hose • Cut off greens • For short term storage, keep in fridge • For long term, wrap in newspaper or put in bucket of sand and keep in root cellar
- 7. MARKETING, EATING ANDHEALTH BENEFITS Marketing • It’s all about presentation • Cooking demonstrations • CSAs and restaurants • Share recipes with customers Health Benefits • High in vitamin C • Facilitates efficient digestion • Natural diuretic • Anti-inflammatory & antioxidant compounds • Rich source of calcium https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/vegetable/daikon.html Daikon Steaks • Sell as individual roots
- 8. SEED SAVING • Whendoing your own seed saving, cross-pollination is possible Watermelon Radish Purple Daikon
- 9. G O BO ( J A P A N E S E B U R D O C K )
- 10. S O IL P R E P A R A T I O N A N D S P A C I N G • March - August • Maturity reached in 70-240 days • Start seeds in trays and transplant after 3-4 weeks • 2 feet • 3 foot wide beds, deeply tilled or forked • Place drip tape and cover with leaf mulch Varieties Planting Season • Takinogawa • Watanabe Early (Kitazawa) Sowing Method Spacing Soil Preparation Seed Depth • 1/4 inch • Amend with compost and micrrohizae
- 11. • Well drainedsoil will reduce risk of rot • Minimal weeding with occasional compost tea C R O P M A I N T E N A N C E
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- 13. 1. Cut leavesand clear the space 2. Place digging fork at least 8 inches away from root stem
- 14. 3. Create apentagon with your fork keeping an 8 inch radius
- 15. 4. Leverage yourfork and lift gently 5. Brush off the dirt and search ground for any broken pieces
- 16. P O ST - H A R V E S T A N D S T O R A G E • Spray the root to loosen and discard thick soil • Cut off stem • Wash gently in standing water • Remove root hairs • Store in refrigerator
- 17. • Sell in1/2 pound bundles • Kimpira Gobo Farmer’s Market and CSA Eating • Good for stir fries, roasting and soups • Gobo burgers Health Benefits • High in potassium • Rich in iron, magnesium, vitamins C and E • Reduces blood sugar and cholesterol levels M A R K E T I N G , E A T I N G & H E A L T H B E N E F I T S
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- 19. G I NG E R & T U R M E R I C
- 20. Sowing Method Soil Preparation SeedDepth Spacing • Direct seed sprouting rhizome pieces • 1 x 1 foot raised beds amended with compost and mycorrhizae • 2 inches • 1 foot Varieties Planting Season • Big Kahuna • Early March (pre-sprouting) and May (sowing) SOIL PREPARATION, SPACING AND SOWING • Yellow Hawaiian • Red Turmeric
- 21. • Keep bedsweeded and hilled • Alternate feeding them with compost tea and epsom salt water every other week • Keep temperatures above 40º by keeping them under row covers or in a greenhouse • Be mindful of water content in soil to prevent rot and mold CROP MAINTENANCE
- 22. HARVEST, POST-HARVEST ANDSTORAGE Baby Ginger Turmeric • Harvest mid-September through late October • For short term, store in fridge otherwise keep in freezer • Harvest before first hard frost in November through December • For short term, store in fridge otherwise keep in freezer
- 23. M A RK E T I N G , E A T I N G & H E A L T H B E N E F I T S Marketing Eating Health Benefits • Farmer’s Market • CSA • Farm Pick-up • Restaurants • Teas • Cooking spice • Immunity boost drinks • Ginger aids in stomach health • Turmeric is an anti-inflammatory and most effective when eaten with black pepper
- 24. SEED SAVING • Matureseed ginger is harvested in January and should be kept dry and at a cool room temperature
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- 26. Sowing Method Soil Preparation SeedDepth Spacing • Place sprouting corms directly into soil • 1 x 1 foot raised beds of well- worked, loose soil • 2 - 3 inches • 1 foot Variety Planting Season • Sato Imo • Late April - late May Bed Maintenance • Drip tape woven between plants • Heavily mulched and occasionally weeded SOIL PREPARATION, SPACING AND SOWING
- 27. HARVEST, POST-HARVEST ANDSTORAGE Harvest Post-Harvest Storage • Use digging fork to uproot plant • Separate corms by breaking them off of the mother • Wash off excess dirt and lay to dry • Keeps best when stored in a cool dry space
- 28. MARKETING, EATING ANDHEALTH BENEFITS • Sell by the pound at Farmer’s Markets Eating • Can be prepared many different ways to achieve different textures and flavors • Alone it is best boiled or roasted • Also great in curries, soups, fritters and poi Health Benefits • High levels of dietary fiber along with vitamins A, C, E and B6
- 29. • Separate thesprouting seed corms from the food corms • Store sprouting corms in peat moss or coir SEED SAVING • Remove all corms from the mother
- 30. B E ET S
- 31. SOIL PREPARATION, SPACINGAND SOWING Variety • Early Wonder Tall Top • Detroit Red • Golden Detroit Planting Season • Year-round! • But best in early March and early July to late August Sowing Method • Direct Seed • Hand sewn Soil Preparation • Amend raised beds with compost, wood ash and mycorrhizae Seed Depth • 1/2 inch deep in furrows Spacing • Thin at least 4 inches apart • Maintain 10 inches between rows
- 32. • Mesh cleaningtable • Store in fridge or root cellar • Proper cleaning is important for effective presentation and marketing
- 33. C A RR O T S
- 34. Sowing Method Soil Preparation SeedDepth Spacing • Direct seed, hand sewn • Amend well-worked, raised beds with compost and mycorrhizae • 1/4 inch in furrows • Thin to 2-3 inches Variety Planting Season • Red Cored Chantennay • Mid-February through mid-March Bed Maintenance • Overhead sprinkler system • Keep bed soil bare SOIL PREPARATION, SPACING AND SOWING • 6-8 inches between rows; there should be 5 rows per bed • Cosmic Purple • Mid-August through mid-September
- 35. S W EE T P O T A T O E S
- 36. Variety • Murasaki Planting Season SowingMethod Soil Preparation Planting Depth Spacing • 18 inches • 2 to 3 inches • 1 x 1 foot raised beds with drip tape and amended with rice hulls, mycorrhizae and mulch • Grow slips in greenhouse from selected ‘seed’ potatoes • Mid-May through mid-June SOIL PREPARATION, SPACING AND SOWING • Carver • Japanese
- 37. CROP MAINTENANCE ANDSTORAGE • Pull up side roots • May be affected by scurf or voles • Leave to cure in a warm, dry area (like greenhouse) for at least 7 days • Store in a cool, dry place where temperatures stay above 50º
- 38. P A RS N I P S
- 39. Variety • Harris Model PlantingSeason Sowing Method Soil Preparation Seed Depth Spacing • 8 inches • 1/4 inch • 3.5 foot wide raised, mulched bed • Direct seed in amended mounds • Early April - early July SOIL PREPARATION, SPACING AND SOWING • 3 - 4 seeds per mound • Amend each mound with compost and mycorrhizae Maintenance • Thin to one plant per mound
- 40. CROP STORAGE • Poura layer of dry sand into a 5 gallon bucket • Place an even layer of parsnips on the sand • Continue alternating sand and parsnips until the bucket is full • Seal the bucket with a lid and store in a root cellar
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