Kitchen Garden

CHOOSE A ROOT TO SUCCESS

These round root veggies were once the mainstay of every veg plot, and while they may not be as widely grown today as they once were, they still feature in most of the major seed catalogues. And rightly so; being easy to grow and nutritious they deserve their place in our gardens.

Turnips are the least hardy of the two and make a great fast-growing summer crop, ideal for the open garden or pots alike. From sowing to harvest can take as little as six to 12 weeks and they are at their best when harvested as baby roots or at golf ball size when they are still tender and can be cooked or eaten raw grated in salads and slaws.

The bone hardy and majestic swede is a

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