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Eliot Coleman, considered the dean of vegetable growers in this country, follows his legume planting of peas or beans with a leaf crop (lettuce or cabbage), followed by a root crop and then a fruit crop.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 19 Dec. 2025
Essentially desert country, its porous, sandy soil is inhospitable to all but a few types of shallow-root crops.
—Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Cole crops, including cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kale and broccoli, will be included on the non-root crop side.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Slugs, aphids, cabbage loopers, and other plant pests nibble holes into leaves, burrow into root crops, and harm your vegetables and fruits in other ways.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 19 Dec. 2025
Essentially desert country, its porous, sandy soil is inhospitable to all but a few types of shallow-root crops.
—Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Cole crops, including cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kale and broccoli, will be included on the non-root crop side.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Slugs, aphids, cabbage loopers, and other plant pests nibble holes into leaves, burrow into root crops, and harm your vegetables and fruits in other ways.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
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“Root crop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/root%20crop. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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