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Pumpkins and other crops with sprawling vines can quickly overwhelm a small space, but root crops, determinate tomatoes, green onions, chili peppers, and leafy greens are all small enough for indoor growing.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024
Dropping temperatures can actually make your produce taste sweeter, as root crops develop more sugars when the thermostat drops below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
Basil deters carrot flies and other pests that damage root crops and riddle carrots with unsightly holes.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2024
The sugar beet is a root crop, which is sliced and processed down into sugar cane and molasses.
—Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024
Dropping temperatures can actually make your produce taste sweeter, as root crops develop more sugars when the thermostat drops below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
Basil deters carrot flies and other pests that damage root crops and riddle carrots with unsightly holes.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2024
The sugar beet is a root crop, which is sliced and processed down into sugar cane and molasses.
—Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Root crop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/root%20crop. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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