ROOT VEGETABLES

ROOT VEGETABLES

ROOT VEGETABLES

Product catalog summary

Overview

This document is a seed catalog from Seeds By Design Inc, focusing on root vegetables such as beets, carrots, radishes, and turnips. It provides detailed descriptions of various seed varieties, highlighting their maturity periods, root characteristics, flavor profiles, and recommended culinary uses.

1. Beet Varieties

  • Chioggia Beet: Distinctive red and white striped roots, cylindrical red roots suitable for fresh market and processing, 4-5 inch round roots, sweet flavor, edible tops.
  • Detroit Dark Red: Classic round red beet with sweet taste and edible tops.
  • Golden Detroit: Round orange roots that turn golden yellow when cooked, tender and mild flavor, excellent for pickling, adaptable to various climates.
  • White Albino Beet: Round white roots with sweet flavor, bolt resistant, non-bleeding white tops, suitable for pickling and cooking.

2. Carrot Varieties

  • Atomic Red: 65 days to maturity, long tapered bright red roots, high lycopene content, crispy and flavorful when cooked.
  • Cosmic Purple: Purple skin with orange core, sweet taste, retains color after cooking.
  • Bambina: Baby gourmet carrot, 4-inch cylindrical roots, deep orange, small tops, developed for canning and pickling.
  • Lunar White: Tall vigorous plants, almost coreless, mild flavor, ideal for rainbow bunches.
  • Solar Yellow: Fully yellow carrot, sweet and crunchy, adds color to mixes.
  • Parisian: Round, deep red-orange, very sweet, fine-grained crisp flesh, suitable for fresh market and freezing.
  • Tendersweet: 75 days maturity, deep red-orange, nearly coreless, very sweet, good for cooking and freezing.
  • Culinary Blend: Mix of yellow, white, and orange carrots, excellent for roasting and cooking.
  • Rainbow Blend: Combination of five baby carrot varieties for colorful bunches.

3. Radish Varieties

  • Easter Egg Blend: Colorful mix including Pink Beauty, Purple Plum, White Beauty, German Giant, suitable for specialty markets.
  • German Giant: Large round red radish, crisp white flesh, mild pungency, does not become woody.
  • Pink Beauty: 27 days maturity, rose-pink round roots, crisp white flesh, mild flavor.
  • Purple Plum: 25 days maturity, bright purple skin, crisp and sweet, hardy and adaptable.
  • White Beauty: 25 days maturity, pure white skin, crisp flesh, slow to bolt.
  • Watermelon Radish: Large white roots with green shoulders, red to pink sweet flesh, large tops for easy harvesting.
  • Black Spanish Round: 28 days maturity, black skin, white crisp flesh, sweet and mild, hardy heirloom.
  • Pink Summercicle: 30 days maturity, pink-red roots with crisp white interior, edible stems used in cooking.
  • Long Scarlet Cincinnati: 30 days maturity, long tapered deep red roots, crisp white flesh, heavy yielding.
  • Confetti Blend: Fast maturing colorful blend of red, white, and bi-colored radishes with excellent flavor.

4. Turnip Variety

  • Golden Ball Turnip: Round yellow roots with very good flavor, sweet and tender, suitable for fresh use or baking.

5. General Characteristics

  • Root shapes vary widely: round, cylindrical, tapered, globe-shaped.
  • Root colors include red, white, yellow, orange, purple, black, and blends.
  • Maturity ranges from 25 days (fast radishes) to 75 days (longer carrots).
  • Many varieties have edible, flavorful tops suitable for cooking or fresh consumption.
  • Heirloom varieties are included, valued for unique flavors and adaptability.

6. Recommendations and Uses

  • Recommended uses include fresh market sales, pickling, cooking, roasting, and freezing.
  • Sweet and mild varieties are suitable for raw consumption and specialty dishes.
  • Colorful blends enhance market appeal, especially for specialty and farmers markets.
  • Early harvesting is advised for baby carrot varieties to maintain quality.

7. Contact Information

Seeds By Design Inc
4599 McDermott Rd, Maxwell, CA 95955
Phone: 530-438-2126
Fax: 530-438-2171

Critical Highlights

  • Maturity Range: 25 to 75 days depending on variety.
  • Root Colors: Diverse palette including red, white, yellow, orange, purple, black, and blends.
  • Root Shapes: Round, cylindrical, tapered, globe-shaped.
  • Flavor Profiles: Sweet, mild, crisp, tender; some varieties high in lycopene and beta carotene.
  • Uses: Fresh market, pickling, cooking, roasting, freezing, specialty markets.
  • Edible Tops: Many varieties have edible, flavorful tops suitable for cooking or fresh use.
  • Heirloom Varieties: Included for unique flavors and adaptability.
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Catalog excerpts

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pale yellow Root Shape Pale yellow roots which have great flavor, sweet and tender. Use fresh or baked. Heirloom red tapered root which is well adapted. A large topped pink dikon type with great texture and flavor. Black skinned radish with white crisp flesh. Looks ugly and tastes great. Green and white on the outside and red meated on the inside. Lovely white round radish with sweet, crisp flesh and is slow to bolt. Purple round, sweet radish, a must grow. Bunches well. Lovely pink round radish with sweet, crisp flesh and is slow to bolt. German heirloom radish that ultimately grow huge and stays sweet and crisp. A blend of five colors, all round roots, kids just love this mixture. Small round planet shaped carrots which make beautiful bunches. A danvers shaped yellow rooted carrot which has very good flavor. Long tapered white roots which are best when picked young. Small finger carrot, very sweet flavor, a must try for any farm or garden. Purple skinned with orange flesh, great carrot flavor either raw or cooked. A heat loving variety with pale red roots, Best when cooked or baked. A must for a colored geet mix. Sweet roots like its yellow sister. One of the sweetest beets you will eat. Great yellow orange color. A standard for red beets, 4-5 inch round red beets, tops are also edible. Long cylindrical red roots used for processing. Excellet for fresh market also. Also calleed candystripe beet, unique red and white striped roots. 4599 McDERMOTT RD. P.O.BOX 602 MAXWELL CA 95955 PHONE: 530-438-2126 FAX: 530-438-2171 Turnip Golden Ball Radish Long Scarlet Radish Pink Summercicle Radish Black Spanish Round Radish Watermelon Radish White Beauty Radish Purple Plum Radish Pink Beauty Radish German Giant Carrot Parisan Carrot Solar Yellow Carrot Lunar White Carrot Bambino Carrot Cosmic Purple Beet White Albino Beet Golden Detroit Beet Detroit Dark Red Beet Cylindria Root Length Beet Chioggia Root Color ROOT VEGETABLES

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Lunar White Cosmic Purple Cosmic Purple 58 days to maturity. 7 inch roots which have smooth purple colored skin and a coreless orange color within. The roots are very sweet and tasty, Tops are 10 inches. Purple coloring remains after cooking. Parisian Parisian 58 days to maturity. Uniform deep red orange, smooth, nearly coreless, 1 in., round planet shaped, very sweet, 910 in. tops, fine grained crisp flesh, Useful home variety and fresh market variety, holds color for freezing. Bambina Bambina 61 days to maturity. Baby gourmet carrot, color develops quickly, can pull early, 4 in. cylindrical...

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Rainbow Blend Rainbow Blend A Kaleidoscope of Carrots, colorful mixture of five varieties of baby carrots. Plant Atomic Red, Bambino, Cosmic Purple, Lunar White, and Solar Yellow to create perfect bunches of baby carrots. Great for all specialty and farmers markets. Round white beet with delicious sweet flavor, smooth bolt resistant roots. Tops are plain white and do not bleed like red beets. Excellent novelty item for pickling and cooking. Tops are a good replacement for Lutz Green Top for bunching, since they are totally green in color. Pink Summercicle Pink Summercicle Thirty days to maturity....

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Confetti Blend Confetti Blend Twenty five days to maturity. Fast maturing, colorful blend of red, white and bi colored radishes with remarkable flavor, a beautiful addition to any assortment. These classic bright colors are perfect for any grower or gardener. Golden Globe Fifty days to maturity. Pale yellow three to four inch roots. Globes are sweet, tender, mild, and have a deep golden-yellow flesh, very fine flavor. The medium-sized cut leaf tops, keeps well, nice to cook for greens. Roots tastes more like a rutabaga than an early summer turnip, excellent for home gardens. German Giant Thirty...

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Lunar White Cosmic Purple Cosmic Purple 58 days to maturity. 7 inch roots which have smooth purple colored skin and a coreless orange color within. The roots are very sweet and tasty, Tops are 10 inches. Purple coloring remains after cooking. Parisian Parisian 58 days to maturity. Uniform deep red orange, smooth, nearly coreless, 1 in., round planet shaped, very sweet, 910 in. tops, fine grained crisp flesh, Useful home variety and fresh market variety, holds color for freezing. Bambina Bambina 61 days to maturity. Baby gourmet carrot, color develops quickly, can pull early, 4 in. cylindrical...

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pale yellow Root Shape Pale yellow roots which have great flavor, sweet and tender. Use fresh or baked. Heirloom red tapered root which is well adapted. A large topped pink dikon type with great texture and flavor. Black skinned radish with white crisp flesh. Looks ugly and tastes great. Green and white on the outside and red meated on the inside. Lovely white round radish with sweet, crisp flesh and is slow to bolt. Purple round, sweet radish, a must grow. Bunches well. Lovely pink round radish with sweet, crisp flesh and is slow to bolt. German heirloom radish that ultimately grow huge and...

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