Do you grow a variety called ‘Brora’?
Do you grow a variety called ‘Marian’?
Do you grow a variety called ‘Laurentian’?
Do you grow a variety called ‘Helenor’?
Do you grow a variety called ‘American Purple Top’?
This popular, fast-growing variety develops an attractive reddish-purple skin. The fine-grained, creamy yellow flesh has a good flavor and no bitterness. It is resistant to clubroot and powdery mildew, has good winter hardiness, and stores well. This variety is suitable to be grown in containers. It can be planted during early summer and harvested during early fall. It has good resistance to pests and diseases and it is a cold-hardy variety.
This old favorite bears heavy crops of uniform, purple, globe-shaped roots with cream-colored bases. The yellow flesh is of a fine texture and an excellent flavor. This variety is resistant to both clubroot and powdery mildew. This variety is suitable to be grown in containers. It can be planted during early summer and harvested during early fall. It has good resistance to pests and diseases and it is a cold-hardy variety.
An improved “purple top” variety, ‘Laurentian’ produces high yields of round, 4–6-in (10–15-cm) creamy yellow roots with purple shoulders. Harvested after frost, the sweet, mild flesh is excellently roasted, and adds a rich flavor to soups and stews. This variety is suitable to be grown in containers. It can be planted during early to midsummer and harvested mid-to-late fall. It has some resistance to pests and diseases and it is a cold-hardy variety.
This large, purple, globe- shaped variety has a cream- colored base and a deep yellow flesh that has a smooth texture and sweet flavor. ‘Helenor’ is resistant to mildew, has excellent winter hardiness, and stores well once it has been harvested. This variety is suitable to be grown in containers. It can be planted during early summer and harvested during early fall. It has good resistance to pests and diseases and it is a cold-hardy variety.
Best planted when they can mature in the cool fall weather, ‘American Purple Top’ produces large, firm, yellow roots with purple crowns. The roots store well for winter use, and the sweet, mild flesh turns a bright orange when cooked. This variety is suitable to be grown in containers. It can be planted during early to midsummer and harvested mid- to late fall. It has some resistance to pests and diseases and it is a cold-hardy variety.
‘Joan’, a “purple top” type rutabaga, shows resistance to clubroot and produces very uniform large round roots. The smooth-textured yellow flesh gets sweeter after frost, and is excellent mashed with potatoes or added to soups. This variety is suitable to be grown in containers. It can be planted during early to midsummer and harvested mid- to late fall. It has good resistance to pests and diseases and it is a cold-hardy variety.
A. Baggaley, G. Barter, H. Caldon, R.L. Rosenfeld, P. Ruch, D. Vowles, R. Ward (2011). Great Fruit & Vegetable Guide, DK Publishing 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014
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Hi! I’m Sreten Filipović. I graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Belgrade, with a master's degree in Environmental Protection in Agricultural Systems. I’ve worked as a researcher at Finland's Natural Resources Institute (LUKE) on a project aimed at adapting south-western Finland to drought episodes. I founded a consulting agency in the field of environment and agriculture to help farmers who want to implement the principles of sustainability on their farms. I’m also a founding member of the nonprofit organization Ecogenesis from Belgrade whose main goal is non-formal education on the environment and ecology. In my spare time, I like to write blog posts about sustainability, the environment, animal farming, horticulture, and plant protection. I’ve also published several science-fiction short stories.
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