Vegetable

• Crops in : Harvest earlier sowings during August. Later sowings will mature during autumn and can remain in the ground throughout winter.

Description

Swede Virtue was bred as a culinary swede for its attractive red skin and fine grained, sweet yellow flesh. Much improved in root quality and taste than older varieties. Swede Virtue is fully winter hardy.

Sowing Instructions

Sowing Time: April to June. Sow seeds thinly, 1cm (1/2in) deep in drills 30cm (12in) apart in well-drained, fertile soil, which has been raked to a fine tilth. Water ground regularly, especially in dry periods.

Growing Instructions

Thin out seedlings at an early stage, to 10-15cm (4-6in) apart.