Pull Your First Root Crop — and You'll Be Hooked for Life

There's nothing quite like reaching into the soil and pulling up a thick, brilliant carrot or a perfectly formed beet you grew yourself. The Complete Guide to Growing Roots is a 30-page printed guide that walks you through everything you need to know to grow, tend, and harvest root crops with confidence — from understanding your soil and season to pulling your first harvest at just the right moment.

Whether you've never grown a root vegetable before or you're ready to do it better this season, this guide gives you Nicole's honest, experience-tested method for growing roots that are worth the wait.

Quick Highlights

• Covers carrots, beets, radishes, and more across three root vegetable plant families
• Complete guidance from garden setup and soil prep through harvest and storage
• Honest spacing, thinning, watering, and fertilizing tips from Nicole's own garden
• Days-to-harvest reference for every root crop so you never miss your window
• Written for cool season growing in any climate

What's Inside

🌱 Introduction to Growing Roots Learn what root crops are, why they're worth growing, and which three plant families they belong to — carrots, beets, and radishes included.

🪴 Garden Setup, Sunlight & Season Discover the ideal raised bed depth, soil blend, sunlight requirements, and cool season planting window for strong, full root formation.

🌾 Planting Roots Follow Nicole's step-by-step direct-sow method — including seed spacing, planting depth, and how to succession sow for a steady supply.

💧 Tending Roots Keep roots growing strong with the right watering rhythm, the correct nutrients (phosphorus and potassium — not nitrogen), and thinning and hilling techniques.

🥕 Harvesting Roots Know exactly when to pull — with a days-to-harvest reference for each crop — plus how to store your roots and use the edible greens too.

Who This Guide Is For

• Gardeners growing root crops for the first time
• Anyone who has struggled with small, underdeveloped roots
• Cool season gardeners looking to make the most of spring and fall
• Kitchen gardeners who want fresh carrots, beets, and radishes from their own beds
• Anyone following the Gardenary method and ready to go deeper on roots

Why Gardeners Love This Guide

• Real, honest guidance from Nicole's own successes and failures in the garden
• Explains the why behind every step — not just what to do, but why it works
• Days-to-harvest reference takes the guesswork out of when to pull
• Covers the edible greens too — so nothing from your root harvest goes to waste
• Short, focused, and easy to read cover to cover before your next planting

Pull something beautiful out of the ground this season.

Important Notes

• This is a physical printed book — not a digital download
• Ships directly to your door; delivery typically takes 1–2 weeks
• Shipping costs vary by location
• This item does not qualify for free shipping