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Turnip - Purple Top White Globe
The Turnip Purple Top White Globe, 'Brassica rapa', is a vegetable you may not have tried. Turnips are sweet and mild and are grown by some for the very tasty greens. The very tasty, sweet and mild roots are eaten fresh or cooked like potatoes. The greens are even more nutritious and are considered one of best flavors in the greens category. Purple Top White Globes store particularly well. Plant in early spring, 3 to 4 weeks before the last frost or when ground temperatures reach 45 degrees. Successive plantings every 3 weeks until mid-summer can provide continuous greens. Purple top prefers well drained soil with lots of organic matter. Harvest when turnips are no larger than 2 inches in diameter. Greens can be harvested when young and tender. ... more info
Swiss Chard - Fordhook Giant The Swiss Chard Fordhook Giant, 'Beta vulgaris', will grow in heat and cold, is nutritious, and has a long harvest period. Fordhook Giant can either be steamed, stir-fried, or eaten fresh. Swiss Chard is a green that many seasoned gardeners claim everyone must grow. The leaves can be harvested from late spring continuing all the way to the first frost. It will also tolerate partial shade. Swiss Chard is actually a beet without the beet. instead of growing beets, the plant grows wide, dark green, heavily crumpled leaves that are very tasty. Plant in early spring, 2 to 4 weeks before last frost or as late as 2 months before first fall frost. In warm climates, plant in late summer for fall/winter crop. Chard grows best in in well drained soil with lots of organic matter. |
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