Swede tops gone mad

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Swede tops gone mad
« on: June 16, 2013, 22:06 »
I had some swede plants left after putting the rest in my outside bed, so I bunged them in my polytunnel border. Now after 2 weeks the top leaves are like dinner plates. Would too much top growth stop the swede from bulbing up and if so, would removing some leaves like you do for celeriac be beneficial?

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Re: Swede tops gone mad
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2013, 22:09 »
leave the leaves to feed the roots ;)

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Re: Swede tops gone mad
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2013, 22:35 »
Yes, I experimented with swedes in my tunnel last year and regretted it. Clearly they liked it in there but the top growth was so lush they just about took over the entire bed.

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Re: Swede tops gone mad
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2013, 06:15 »
Sound's like the soil is too rich, they put on top growth at the expense of root.

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Re: Swede tops gone mad
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2013, 13:01 »
My swedes have gone a little mad too, and I've never grown them, so dont know what to expect....

They are under debris netting, and the soil, is sandy and not very rich, so I dont know why mine have gone mad like this?
When weeding, the best way to know if its a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull it.

If it comes out easy, it was a valuable plant !


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