Growing Rutabaga, also Swedes
Brassica napus var.napobrassica : Brassicaceae / the mustard or cabbage family
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | S | S | S | ||||||||
| T | T | T | T | ||||||||
| P | P | P |
(Best months for growing Rutabaga in Australia - temperate regions)
- S = Plant undercover in seed trays
- T = Plant out (transplant) seedlings
- P = Sow seed
- Easy to grow. Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 7°C and 25°C.
- Space plants: 10 - 20 cm apart
- Harvest in 10-14 weeks.
- Compatible with (can grow beside): Peas, Beans, Chives
- Avoid growing close to: Potatoes
Related to turnips. Round root vegetable with creamy white flesh and reddish purple leaves.
They take about 3 to 4 months to grow.
Grow where beans or peas have been grown the year before.
Culinary hints - cooking and eating Rutabaga
Use when about the size of a tennis ball.
The leaves can be cooked like cabbage when young.
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