German Green Top Swede/ Rutabaga Gelbe Wilhelmsburger (Brassica napus) organic seeds

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German Green Top Swede/ Rutabaga 'Gelbe Wilhelmsburger' (Brassica napus) organic seeds

The turnips of this old vegetable variety are well suitable for hearty stews but also as raw food.
Contents: Approx. 100 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

2,45 €

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SKU: 1054BIO

GTIN: 4251420501813

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Swedes are a very common vegetable plant in northern Germany and were introduced in the 17th century from Scandinavia. Surprisingly, swedes are related to rapeseed plants and not just another typical edible root vegetable. Around the northern cities Hamburg and Lübeck, a classic recipe with these green top rutabagas would be to prepare a thick, stewy soup with them in winter time.

The crops of the variety 'Gelbe Wilhelmsburger' are lovely round-shaped roots and their flesh is of the typical swede yellow.

Plant description

Species:	Brassicaceae
Root system:	Taproot
Flower colour:	Yellow
Lifecycle:	Biennial
Flowering months:	May June

Growing advice

Sunlight:	Shade Full sun
Sowing depth:	0.5 cm
Planting distance:	40 cm
Bad companion plants:	Chives Onion Knoblauch Headed cabbage Kohlrabi Rhubarb
Good companion plants:	Borage Dill Endive Cucumber Chard Celeriac Tomatoes Savory
Row spacing:	40 cm
Germination time:	5-10 days
Germination temperature:	15-20°C
When to sow outdoors:	April May June July

The seeds may be sown directly into the ground outdoors between June and July, about 0,5-1cm deep. Seedlings require spreading out later with a distance of about 40cmin between the plants. Swedes can be harvested from September till the beginning of the frost period.

Other names

Botanical name:	Brassica napus ssp. rapifera
German names:	Wruke, Kohlrübe, Butterrübe, Erdkohlrabi, Unterkohlrabi, Untererdkohlrabi, Bodenkohlrabi, Schwedische Rübe, Dotsche, Knutsche
English names:	Swede Rape, Swede, Swedish Turnip, Turnip, Neep, Tumshie, Yellow Turnip
Spanish names:	Colinabo, Naba

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Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | Regensburg, Germany, 93055 | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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