Swede – Gowrie
A popular purple skinned variety with good flesh colour and texture. Offers excellent disease resistance to Powdery Mildew and Club Root. Stands well for cropping Oct – Jan and stores well in dry conditions.
Cultivation advice Swede – Gowrie
- Sow Apr – Jun thinly 1cm deep with 45 cm between rows
- Best results generally from a May sowing. Swedes do best in well dug soils which have not been recently manured
- As seedlings develop, gradually thin them until about 20cm apart. Do not transplant.
- Keep soil moist until seedlings are established.
- Very hardy and will withstand frost. Lift as required or all together for storage in dry sand until needed.
