i had to pull up all my swedes,some were actually rotting,bless your life,all the top foliage,what was left of it,looked like it had the mainge,so decided was best to clear the ground,very disapionted,last year on my previouse plot they did great,all sowed in modules,it also helps beat the weeds up lol,there final placings were aprox 1foot apart,maybe best to give them more room next year.