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SWEDE Aspen - Brassica napobrassica 25g
Family: Brassicaceae
Characteristics: Annual root vegetable
Seed per packet: Approx.150
Seed per gram: Approx. 375
A versatile variety of swede that produces firm round uniform deep purple tops and creamy-yellow bottoms.
Larger than most purple top varieties with an excellent sweet flavour.
Vigorous blue-green tops 40cm plus, leaves are edible and very nutritious. Young leaves can be used as a green in salads and stir-fries, and roots fried, boiled, or roasted.
Swede is a very underrated vegetable that is re-gaining popularity. Larger than most purple top varieties with an excellent sweet flavour.
Grow notes:
Adaptable to most good garden soils prefers an open sunny position.
Tropical: Late-Summer to Early-Autumn.
Temperate: Late-Summer to Winter.
Cold: Late-Summer to Early-Spring.
Sow: 6 mm deep.
For best results sow direct where they are to grow
Germination: 10-14 days.
Plant space: 10 cm
Row space: 20-30cm
Maturity: 12-16 weeks
Feed with a soluble fertiliser every two weeks for stronger plants.
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