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Virtue
Swede
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Description:
Virtue swede is bred as a culinary swede, for its attractive red skin and fine grained, sweet yellow flesh.
It has much improved root quality and a better taste than older varieties.
This variety is fully winter hardy.
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Cropping:
Harvest earlier sowings during August. Later sowings will mature during autumn and can remain in the ground throughout winter.
Sowing Instructions:
Sowing Time is from April to June. Sow thinly, 1cm (1/2in) deep in drills 30cm (12in) apart in well-drained, fertile soil, which has been raked to a fine tilth. Water
the ground regularly, especially in dry periods.
Growing Instructions:
Thin out the seedlings at an early stage, to 10-15cm (4-6in) apart.
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