Laurentian Rutabaga
Grow it Forward Heirloom Plant
Germ
5-10 days
Depth
¼ to ½ in
Spacing
1-2 in
Row Spacing
18-24 in
Sunlight
Part Shade/Full Sun
Planting Time
Spring/Fall
Harvest
90 days
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Care instructions
An improved "Purple Top" rutabaga; delicious yellow roots are great fried or baked--sweet and so tasty. Very uniform and makes a good market type.
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Best in cooler-summer climates, where they are sown in spring into loose, rich, moist soil, about one-half inch deep and several inches apart in all directions. Harvest in the autumn. In hot summer regions, a crop is possible by sowing after midsummer, about 4 months before killing frost, which may not kill the plants but will stop their growth. Shading the ground and keeping uniformly moist may assist germination.
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