Quantity
About 300 seeds
Exposure
Sun to partial shade
Discover the plant
Family
Brassicaceae
Type
Vegetable
Cycle
Biennial
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.
Planting guide
From plantingto establishment.
Planting depth
1 cm (3/8 in)
Establishment temperature
10 to 24 °C (50 to 75 °F)
Establishment time
5 to 10 days
Soil and care
The rightconditions.
Exposure
Sun to partial shade
Soil
Fertile, loose and well-drained
Watering
Regular
Bloom and dimensions
The completeprofile.
Bloom period2nd-year summer
Harvest70 days after sowing
Garden associations
What to plantwith it.
Good companionsPeas, beans, spinach, cabbage
Avoid planting withSquash, potatoes
Purées, soups, stews, salads, winter preservation
