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  • #1

    sowing swedes

    hello
    is it OK to sow swedes now . i know they wont store well but i intend to use them just when they get large enough.why is it recommended to sow swedes in may to June.has it got anything to do with light levels.i look forward to your reply s
    regards
    nemo
    one years weed is seven years seed
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  • #2
    Not sure but it is probably to do with running to seed if you plant to early.

    Ian

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    • #3
      Its a fine balance.......too early and they bolt.............too late and they don't make sizeable swedes. I do both and my first lot are just showing in the plant modules!
      My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
      to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

      Diversify & prosper


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      • #4
        I potted on my first sowings last weekend. I succession sow a few each time, so that whatever the weather I get a decent crop. Apart from last year when I sowed a large batch and they all got trounced in a couple of days by cabbage whites. Never doing that again!!! Little and often, is my mantra.

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        • #5
          I've (almost) given up trying to grow swede (they don't like my light sandy soil). I've only managed to dig one in the last 5 years of trying.
          All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
            I've (almost) given up trying to grow swede (they don't like my light sandy soil). I've only managed to dig one in the last 5 years of trying.
            I had no luck with swedes until I started sowing them in modules and transplanting them..........give it a try TS.
            Still haven't grown the monster swede I remember from my childhood though. Pinching them from the farmers field to hollow out for Halloween lanterns.
            Snadgers were what we called them!
            My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
            to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

            Diversify & prosper


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            • #7
              Originally posted by Snadger View Post
              Still haven't grown the monster swede I remember from my childhood though
              It's surprising how small a childs hands are Do you remember the size of those Mars Bars and Wagon Wheels ENORMOUS
              "He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart"

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Snadger View Post
                ...still haven't grown the monster swede I remember from my childhood though. Pinching them from the farmers field to hollow out for Halloween lanterns.
                Snadgers were what we called them!
                Aye, I remember them being the size of my brother's head!! By gum they took some work to hollow out too
                Happy Gardening,
                Shirley

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                • #9
                  thanks everyone
                  i will try a little row
                  regards
                  nemo
                  one years weed is seven years seed

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