Laurentian Rutabaga. Heirloom vegetable. Non-sized seed for economical pricing. This is the ever popular rutabaga of holiday feasts. Some communities in Canada refer to this rutabaga as “turnip.” The exposed top of the root takes on a distinctive purple hue. The flesh varies from cream coloured to a warm golden yellow.
Attributes
Light Requirement: Full Sun
Planting Method: Direct Seed
Growth Habit: Root Crop
Days to Emergence: 10
Days to Harvest 90
Height: 30 – 45cm (12 – 18in)
How to Grow
Similar in culture to other members of the Brassica family. Sow seed in mid-spring 2-2.5cm (3/4-1in) deep and 2.5cm (1in) apart in rows 30cm (12in) apart. Thin to 20cm (8in) apart when they reach 7.5cm (3in) in height. Harvest in fall afer they have been exposed to frost.