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Brassica napus 'Brora'

Swede Turnip 'Brora'

A super sweet variety, producing high yields of good quality roots with attractive deep purple skins and very few blemishes. Specially bred to have a delicious taste and a relatively low dry matter content that ensures it cooks...

Brassica napus 'Laurentian'

Swede Turnip 'Laurentian'

Globe. Cream yellow flesh. 5-6 inch(15-18 cm) diameter.

Cold-weather crop that likes deep, rich, well-drained, moisture retaining soil; pH 6.0-7.0.

Brassica napus Napobrassica gp 'Acme'

Rutabaga / Swede / Swedish Turnip 'Acme'

Brassica napus Napobrassica gp 'Angela'

Rutabaga / Swede / Swedish Turnip 'Angela'

A fine variety of Purple Top swede giving medium size roots of excellent flavoured yellow flesh.

Brassica napus Napobrassica gp 'Best of All'

Rutabaga / Swede / Swedish Turnip 'Best of All'

The Swedish turnip, to give it its full name, is a marvellous winter vegetable, and Best of All lives up to its name. The yellow fleshed roots are sweet and tasty, and complement so many dishes. This is the 'neeps' of 'tatties and neeps', the...

Brassica napus Napobrassica gp 'Invitation'

Rutabaga / Swede / Swedish Turnip 'Invitation'

Excellent resistance to Club Root disease and powdery mildew. Winter hardy variety. High in Vitamin C and dietary fibre. Sow Apr-Jun; harvest Nov-Feb.

Brassica napus Napobrassica gp 'Magres'

Swede / Swedish Turnip Rutabaga 'Magres'

An excellent swede for the kitchen, the good flavoured yellow flesh is free of the bitterness and coarse texture that can affect some other varieties. Roots are winter hardy and foliage resistant to mildew.

Brassica napus Napobrassica gp 'Virtue'

Rutabaga / Swede / Swedish Turnip 'Virtue'

Bred specifically for culinary use, it has exceptional flavour and attractive purple-red skin and yellow flesh iwth excellent texture. Shows moderate resistance to powdery mildew. Ideal for mashing or in casseroles, it stores and freezes very...

Brassica napus 'Ruby'

Swede Turnip 'Ruby'

Bred for extra sweetness. Ruby has dark purple-skinned globe shaped roots with creamy yellow flesh and is a really useful winter vegetable. A high dry matter content ensures excellent winter hardiness and it also shows good resistance to...