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Back to our roots Garden After a lengthly wait, Jo Arnell starts to unearth her soil-dwelling home grown veg in time for Christmas the season for the unearthing of root crops and what they lack in Christmas sparkle is made up ’Tis for by the comfort and joy they bring to winter recipes. There is magic and quite a lot of mystery to the process of growing an underground crop. You can’t really see what’s happening until it is time for the harvest, so it does feel a bit like opening a present when you dig around in the soil and unearth your treasures. Some root crops are quick and easy to grow – radishes can be ready to pull up within 3-4 weeks, but others need more patience. Parsnips and leeks take months, slowly maturing through the year and turning the wait for the harvest into an act of faith. Luckily there are other crops that can be grown companionably alongside them until they need the space, and the other benefit is that unlike some vegetables that need to be harvested all at once, they can be lifted as you need them, acting like an outdoor larder – ready whenever you are. Many actually improve in flavour as the temperatures plummet, sweetening up as their starchy carbohydrates turn to sugar. If you plan well, shopping for this part of the Christmas lunch could be as easy as going into the garden… Underground storage systems The underground vegetables aren’t always roots. There are several ways that edible plants conserve food and moisture in order to survive in conditions that aren’t always hospitable; usually it’s a method for coping with periods of drought. Some store energy in starchy tubers, such as potatoes; an onion bulb is really a squashed down plant in a casing, primed to unfurl and grow once the spring arrives. We are all familiar with the veg patch stalwarts, though more exotic roots are becoming available, but be careful, as some are not hardy. Sweet potatoes and Mashua (like a nutty potato) need a long, warm growing period and will not survive a frost. Some that sound exotic are actually reintroductions of ancient varieties; Scorzonera is a hardy, rugged looking root and Skirret, which is like a multi-stemmed parsnip was apparently Henry VIII’s favourite (but then he didn’t have to prepare it). All in the soil A lot goes on under the ground. It’s a busy place, absolutely teeming with life – most of it microscopic and unfathomable to us. We have to trust what’s going on down there – and that can be half the problem, as there’s no way of checking on things. Root crops need to grow in conditions that make it easy for the roots to expand and grow into acceptable shapes (unless you particularly enjoy the comedy moments that sometimes result from odd shaped roots). Carrots and parsnips will fang and fork if they have to fight their way through compacted or stony soil and, weirdly, are also prone to do this if the soil is too rich. They like a free draining situation, so it might be worth installing raised beds, particularly if your soil is on the clay side. Do add organic matter to condition the soil, but make sure this has Cultivation Carrots – grow best in light, sandy soil that hasn’t been recently manured. Sow in containers, or choose short-rooted varieties if your soil is unsuitable. Thin to 2-3cm apart. Carrot fly is the main enemy, protect with fleece, interplant with strong smelling crops like alliums, or in raised beds Parsnips – seeds may be slow to germinate – station sow/ mark the rows with a quick crop like radish. Parsnips like the same conditions as carrots – not too rich/heavy, stony, or freshly manured. Leave in the ground over winter as frost will sweeten the roots. Varieties: Gladiator, Tender and True Beetroot – don’t grow in recently manured soil. For an autumn/winter crop, sow in mid July. Pull before they become woody and keep the tops on to stop ‘bleeding’. Varieties: Boltardy, Chioggia, Leeks – sowing to harvest – 26-40 weeks, depending on crop (early, main or late). Start off inside or direct into a nursery bed. Transplant when pencil thick into holes that are watered, but not refilled with soil. Hardy through winter, easy to grow. Watch out for rust. Varieties: Musselburgh, St. Victor Potatoes – ‘Chit’ seed potatoes by leaving in a light, frost free place for 2-3 weeks. Plant from early March to mid April. Begin earthing up once seedlings are 10cm tall. Watch out for scab, blight, keel slugs. Main crop varieties: Pink Fir Apple, Kestrel, Maris Piper Celeriac – can be slow to germinate and get going and needs a long growing season, often doesn’t start to bulk up until the end of the season, so is best grown from small plants. 127 surrey-homes.co.uk
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