Swede Rutabaga American Purple Top – Growing Instructions
- Swedes take a long time to mature and don’t like hot, dry weather.
- Planted in the spring and harvested in the summer, they’ll be bitter.
- Planted early to mid summer and harvested in the autumn, they’ll be sweet.
- Direct sow seeds three to four months before the first autumn frost.
- Sow seeds 12 mm deep, 5 cm apart, with 46 cm between rows. Thin to 15-23 cm.
- Swedes will grow in average soil – too much organic matter or nitrogen can cause malformed roots.
