[getting there]

Not the petro-wax encased kind that pop up in supermarkets every November, but home grown open polinated non-hybrid 'Swedes" as they are sometimes called.

The currently widely available non-hybrid favorite is called "Joan"

For those who want to garden, there is still plenty of time to plant a late fall/winter harvest.

[Guest]

Wehre are you trying to go with this? I dont know much about this crop; hwere does it grow? What does it do? A little more info for the more ingorant please?

[uNkNowN ElEmEnt]

Rutabagahs, heres a link of recipes. I think they are related to turnips and would therefore be a good root crop for colder climate gardening. (ie: all those montana mountain men among us)

[holmes]

ahhh one after my own heart. The monster root vegtables. We got the carrot, the potatoes, rutabagah, parsnips, turnips, man learn togrow these and compost youll survive a holocaust. Keep the gardening going. Its a lost skill that must be kept alive. ORGANICALLY.

then the winter leaf vegeies. the kale, the swiss chard, the collards.

the winter and fall are a bountiful time. Harvest fi.

[holmes]

dont forget the three sisters- we got the legume, we got the squash.

and the brussel sprout and the cabbage are late harvests too.

If you can master the B. Sprouts organically, you will be master of PO.
I still cant master the sprout. Its got to be done perfectly with perfect amount of nitrogen and must be attended to on a daily basis.

long live the sprout.

[KiddieKorral]

I've been growing brussels sprouts. Any tips? I've never grown veggies before.

[oowolf]

For survival in northern US I recommend: Salsify-a biennial that winters over. Has more protein than potato. Burdock another biennial, same nutritionally as potato, winters over but tends to get woody 2nd year. You can't kill it. Jerusalem Artichoke-an "invasive" perennial, produces knobby potato-like tubers. Naturalizes and needs only occasional thinning. Tubers don't store long, dig as needed. Scorzonera SCORTZ-A-NEERA -an eastern European root perennial will grow for 5 years, winters over and can be dug anytime-even in spring/early summer when few other crops are available. A great survival crop, grows looong so needs deep loose soil. The skin has to be removed. Mangel-wurzel-a neglected biennial in the beet family. Somewhay insipid taste but roots get huge, grow on the surface like beets, and winter over in the ground. Perennial Russian Kale-get from Peters Seed Research-Most plants will not winterkill, but will return for up to 5 years. These are all EASY to grow, in fact they all will escape into the wild and thrive there.