🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🥕 Rutabaga
Brassica napus var. napobrassica
vegetables
Biennial
Brassicaceae
☀️ Sun
Full Sun
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
3-9
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Well-draining, fertile
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
8-12 in
📐 Height
12-18 in
🤝 Companions (3)
🤝 Dill
Dill attracts beneficial wasps for brassica pests
🤝 Onion
Allium pest protection for rutabaga
🤝 Pea
Nitrogen fixer for rutabaga
⚠️ Keep Apart (3)
⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic - may inhibit growth
⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint competes for resources
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees
📝 Growing Notes
Swede - cross between cabbage and turnip. Sweet, earthy flavor after frost. Long-season root. Excellent winter storage vegetable.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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