Brassica napobrassica 'Marian'
Swede 'Marian'
Swede is an abbreviation of Swedish Turnip, and is a hybrid of a turnip and a type of cabbage. These Winter root vegetables are easy to grow and grow well in a cool moist climate, but, as with most brassicas, can suffer from club root. The edible root is round, with a purple top half and cream lower half. They are best harvested when about the size of a cricket ball, preferably after frost. 'Marian' has globe-shaped well-flavoured, fine textured roots and the plants are resistant to both club root and mildew.
Contributed by @kimmy01
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Full sun
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Frequent watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and fertile
Common name
Swede 'Marian'
Latin name
Brassica napobrassica 'Marian'
type
Root Vegetable
family
Brassicaceae
ph
6.8 - 7.6 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and fertile
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Water
Frequent watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.35 M
0.35 M
Brassica napobrassica 'Marian'
Swede is an abbreviation of Swedish Turnip, and is a hybrid of a turnip and a type of cabbage. These Winter root vegetables are easy to grow and grow well in a cool moist climate, but, as with most brassicas, can suffer from club root. The edible root is round, with a purple top half and cream lower half. They are best harvested when about the size of a cricket ball, preferably after frost. 'Marian' has globe-shaped well-flavoured, fine textured roots and the plants are resistant to both club root and mildew.
Planting
From Mid Summer TO Late Summer
Plant out the seedlings when they are large enough to handle. Plant into fertile, moisture retentive soil, in a sunny site, leaving plants 23cm (9") apart. Water in well, and keep the soil evenly moist
Propagating by seed
From Late Spring TO Late Spring
Sow seed, preferably direct in the desired growing site, in late Spring in fertile, moisture-retentive soil in a sunny site. Sow 2cm (¾") deep in rows 38cm (15") apart, and when the seedlings appear, thin to 23cm (9") apart. Keep the soil evenly moist at all times
kimmy01