Rutabaga grow and care – taproot leaf plant of the genus Brassica also known as Swedish turnip or swede, Rutabaga annual plant, grow in temperate climate and growing in hardiness zone 2-10a.
Taproot shape is top, taproot colors: in the top purple in the lower part yellow-white.
Leaves green can be 20-40 cm. Flowers are yellow very small flowers grow on inflorescence, the pods are edible
Well drain soil, airy soil, clean from stone or hard object
What is the best way to start growing?
Seedling / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Need clean ground from stone
Planting season:
Spring
Pests and diseases:
Pieris (butterfly), slugs
Pruning season:
All season
How to prune:
No need to prune
Size of the plant?
Leaves 20-40 cm (8-16 inches), taproot 4-10 cm (2-4 inches), flower stem 70-100 cm (28-40 inches)
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Bloom season:
Summer
General information about the flower
Small yellow flowers grow on inflorescence
Thinning the bloom:
Unless you want to save the seeds recommend thinning
Pollination is done by:
Bee and butterfly
Leaves harvesting season
Spring / Summer
How to harvest the leaves?
Trim the leaves in the base of the leave next to the root, for salad young leaves for cooked mature leaves
Information about leaves:
Green leaves 20-30 cm,
Uses of Rutabaga leaves:
Cooked, stir fry, salad
Information about Rutabaga’s taproot:
Shape is top, taproot colors: in the top purple in the lower part yellow-white
When to pull up Rutabaga’s taproot:
About 50-60 days to harvest, when sow in the autumn it’s in the winter, when sow in the spring it’s in the summer
Uses of Rutabaga leaves:
Cooked, salad
Brassica napobrassica
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