A dual-purpose root: sweet bulbs below, edible greens above. Quick and cold-tolerant.
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Full sun
Zones 2–11
Thin to 3–4 in apart, rows 12 in apart.
Loose, stone-free soil; pH 6.0–7.0. Needs boron, so amend with compost.
Even 1 in/week. Steady moisture keeps roots tender; drought makes them woody.
Mar – Apr
May – Jun
Direct sow; each knobby "seed" is a cluster, so thin the seedlings. Sow again in late summer for fall. Pull roots at golf-ball to tennis-ball size; pick a few outer greens anytime.
Good with Onion, Lettuce, Cabbage, Bush bean. Keep apart from Pole bean.