D.T. Brown swede seed packet with vegetables and mashed swede on a white background

Swede Helenor Seeds

Botanical Name: Brassica napus
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This top class variety produces good sized roots with dark purple skin and sweet, yellow flesh. Delicious mashed with carrot.

Key information

Botanical Name: Brassica napus
Genus: Swede

Characteristics & growing conditions

Colour: Yellow
For outdoor sowing
When May to July.
Where In a prepared seed bed.
How Sow thinly in rows 45cm apart. Cover lightly with 1.5cm of fine soil. Firm gently and keep moist. Seedlings appear 14-21 days. An early and late sowing will give a longer harvest.
Care When large enough thin to 25cm apart. Keep moist and weed free.
Harvest October to March. Leave in ground until required, or lift and store in a cool, frost free place and cover with straw or dry sand.
Sow Indoors
Sow Outside
Flowers / Harvest

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