My first time with a swede

Annie · « **Reply #15 on:** September 14, 2007, 23:02 »

Not bolting then the folliage is neat,nipped out with a tourch and there is no sign of the centre of the foliage going either,no sign of slugs either!!!!

Bigbadfrankie · « **Reply #16 on:** September 15, 2007, 13:12 »

my swede

muntjac · « **Reply #17 on:** September 15, 2007, 13:13 »

Quote from: "Bigbadfrankie"

my swede

blooming hel ,,,l bet they all illegal immigrants

Bigbadfrankie · « **Reply #18 on:** September 15, 2007, 13:17 »

No immigrants but the bunnys like to hide in there when Mr Weihrauch is at the garden

muntjac · « **Reply #19 on:** September 15, 2007, 13:19 »

lmao .,. i love them i have a.25 lol hits like a hammer

shaun · « **Reply #20 on:** September 15, 2007, 16:59 »

looking good frankie

pwgun · « **Reply #21 on:** October 23, 2007, 13:11 »

i am in SE of england. When should i harvest my swede, they are presently tennis -golf ball size and like bullets.

muntjac · « **Reply #22 on:** October 23, 2007, 13:15 »

pick the tebnnis ball ones feed the smaller ones with a bit potash ..

they will grow on if we get a real hard frost forecast throw straw on them

take it off during the day

" werks for me "

Calou · « **Reply #23 on:** October 23, 2007, 21:39 »

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DeadlyNightshade · « **Reply #24 on:** October 23, 2007, 21:59 »

Could someone explain, what exactly the difference between turnip and swede is, please?!

I had to go and look, what is written on my seedpacket, to make sure, that I really had swedes, and yes indeed, that's what is growing out there and actually growing really well (that's why I had to check, if it really was swedes as it seems to be very hard to grow them according to the posts here)

It's my first try at them, I don't really like them but I like growing things and for some reason it worked: in the middle of spinach, swiss chard, fennel, carrots and potatoes- have I mentioned yet that I'm a great fan of saving space and let things grow merrily together?

- they just grew in waterlogged soil. I had to harvest some of them because the slugs were starting to eat big holes into them... but they even survived severe caterpillar attacks :shock:

So please enlighten me about differences and why my ignorance towards the care of this tricky vegetable must've done the trick

Bell,

who gave away 2 of the 3 harvested ones

WG. · « **Reply #25 on:** October 23, 2007, 22:04 »

Turnip : salad crop - eat young and small

Swede : much larger, fodder crop for cattle (and people) - eat after a hard frost

When you are clear on that, I can advise that Scottish people call Swedes neeps (short for turnip) !!

gobs · « **Reply #26 on:** October 23, 2007, 22:24 »

Quote from: "DeadlyNightshade"

Could someone explain, what exactly the difference between turnip and swede is, please?!

I had to go and look, what is written on my seedpacket, to make sure, that I really had swedes, and yes indeed, that's what is growing out there and actually growing really well (that's why I had to check, if it really was swedes as it seems to be very hard to grow them according to the posts here)

It's my first try at them, I don't really like them but I like growing things and for some reason it worked: in the middle of spinach, swiss chard, fennel, carrots and potatoes- have I mentioned yet that I'm a great fan of saving space and let things grow merrily together? - they just grew in waterlogged soil. I had to harvest some of them because the slugs were starting to eat big holes into them... but they even survived severe caterpillar attacks :shock:

So please enlighten me about differences and why my ignorance towards the care of this tricky vegetable must've done the trick

Bell,

who gave away 2 of the 3 harvested ones

Virgin hands.

you just wait another few seasons.

sweet nasturtium · « **Reply #27 on:** October 23, 2007, 22:41 »

My oh (from Ayrshire) calls them orange turnip!

DeadlyNightshade · « **Reply #28 on:** October 24, 2007, 20:59 »

Thanks WG...

I found a packet of something that has "turnip" written on it, I'll try that one next year, maybe beside the swedes that I tried this year for comparison (I've enough friends who seem to like them)

Bell

muntjac · « **Reply #29 on:** October 24, 2007, 21:04 »

turnip = stubble .is feed for animals mate the swede upsets the stomach of ruminants down here cause its got a peppery affect ,but then ur scots cows is tougher ...........,if glasgow is anything to go by

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My first time with a swede

WG.

sweet nasturtium