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Organic 'Fortin' Rutabaga

Name: Organic 'Fortin' Rutabaga
Brand: Les jardins de l'écoumène
SKU: ECOU-SEMENCES
Price: 4.49 CAD
Availability: InStock

Latin name Brassica napus var. napobrassica

Quantity per packet About 300 seeds

Product information

Product
identification

Latin nameBrassica napus var. napobrassica

FamilyBrassicaceae

TypeVegetable

CycleBiennial

Quantity per packAbout 300 seeds

Code produitJAREC-0214

Product
description

The 'Fortin' Swede (Rutabaga) is a heritage variety of great interest for the vegetable garden, appreciated for its fleshy roots with purplish skin and sweet yellow flesh, which provide beauty, yield, and nutritional value. Robust and generous, it establishes itself confidently in cool-season gardens, where its healthy foliage promises a particularly useful storage harvest for autumn and winter cooking. Its delicately sweet flavor is revealed equally well in purées, soups, stews, or even grated raw, offering great versatility from field to plate. Easy to grow, it prefers fertile, loose, well-drained soils, as well as bright exposure ranging from full sun to partial shade. This variety is also appreciated for its good tolerance to several insects and diseases, making it a reassuring choice for gardeners who want a reliable crop. As it grows, it beautifully structures the rows of the vegetable garden and contributes to the diversity of storage root vegetables. Its prolonged storage capacity allows you to enjoy its gustatory quality long after harvest. Hardy, flavorful, and true to the spirit of old varieties, the 'Fortin' Swede fully deserves its place in a nourishing and sustainable garden.

Sowing
guide

Sowing periodApril to September

Sowing depth1 cm (3/8 in)

Germination temperature10 to 24 °C (50 to 75 °F)

Germination time5 to 10 days

Soil
and care

ExposureSun to partial shade

Soil

Fertile, loose and well-drained

Watering

Regular

Bloom,
harvest
and garden

Garden use

Purées, soups, stews, salads, winter preservation

Bloom period

2nd-year summer

Harvest

70 days after sowing

Size
and facts

Height30 to 45 cm (12 to 18 in)

Spread15 to 20 cm (6 to 8 in.)

Planting
partners

Good companions

Peas, beans, spinach, cabbage

Avoid planting with

Squash, potatoes

The availability of our seeds varies depending on seasonal availability, production schedules and supplier inventory. Certain varieties may only be offered for a limited time based on their natural growth cycle, sowing period or available stock. These product pages are designed to help and inspire gardeners in choosing the right seeds for vegetable gardens, flower beds, pollinator gardens, container growing, naturalization projects and sustainable outdoor spaces.