Swede
Brassica napus var. napobrassica · Rutabaga in the US
In a typical UK garden, sow indoors early April to mid-May, sow outside early May to late July, plant out early May to early June, and harvest mid-September to early March.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.
- Sow indoors
- early April to mid-May
- Sow outdoors
- early May to late July
- Plant out
- early May to early June
- Harvest
- mid-September to early March
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 23 cm apart, rows 40 cm apart
- Square foot
- 4 per square (30 cm squares)
- Sowing depth
- 1.5 cm
- Ready in
- 90 to 150 days from sowing
- Grows to
- 40 cm
- Hardiness
- Hardy to about -10 °C
- Sun
- Full sun
- Crops for
- About 12 weeks
Growing tip
Keep the soil evenly moist so roots don't split; frost sweetens them, and they can stay in the ground over winter.
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Where these figures come from
Every crop in VegLog was checked against published growing advice. Dates are worked out from average frost dates, so they shift with your garden. For swede, we used:
Grow swede with VegLog
Add swede to a bed and VegLog reminds you when to sow, plant out and pick, timed to your own town's frost dates.
