Laurentian Rutabaga Seeds

90 days. Brassica napus. Open Pollinated. American Purple Top Rutabaga. The plant produces high yields of 4 to 6” diameter Rutabaga. It has purplish red tops above ground and light yellow below ground. They are very sweet and flavorful. Flesh turns orange when cooked. Stores well. Prefers cool weather and is best grown as a fall crop. Excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 675467. A pre-1850s heirloom from the USA.

75 days. Pastinaca sativa. Open Pollinated. Hollow Crown Parsnip. The plant produces excellent yields of flavorful 12 to 15" long parsnips. It has a sweet, nutty flavor. It is used like carrots and cooked in soups, stews, or steamed with butter and seasonings. Perfect boiled, fried, or sauteed in butter. Roots may be harvested in the fall or left in the ground until the next spring, by which time their flavor will have improved. Stores well. An excellent choice for home gardens. An heirloom variety dating back to 1879. United States Department of Agriculture, 652078. A variety from the USA.

57 days. Brassica rapa. Open Pollinated. Purple Top White Globe Turnip. The plant produces good yields of 4- to 6"- diameter turnips. They are deliciously sweet and tender. Roots are white on the bottom and bright purple on top. Best when harvested at 4 to 6" in diameter. Leaves can be used as greens. Stores well. Excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 662692. A pre-1880 heirloom variety from the USA.

50 days. Brassica rapa. (F1) Just Right Turnip. This early maturing plant produces good yields of 4 ½ to 6” diameter turnips. The skin and flesh are pure white! It has mild flavored roots and delicious greens. Does well in extremely cold tolerant. Stores well. Will store until spring. Sow in summer/fall for fall/winter harvests. It is not recommended for spring sowing because of a tendency to bolt early. Cold Tolerant. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, G 30479. A variety from the USA.

68 days. Pisum sativum. Open Pollinated. Thomas Laxton Sweet Peas. The plant produces heavy yields of 3 to 4 ½" long pods of dark green sweet peas. The pods have 8 to 10 tender and flavorful peas. Perfect fresh in salads, in soups, and used in cooking. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. This pea carries Thomas Laxton's name but was bred by his sons, William and Edward Laxton, and named in honor of Thomas's contribution to horticulture and plant breeding. Thomas Laxton died in 1893, and this pea first appeared in 1898. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 210582. An heirloom variety from England. Disease Resistant: FW, PM.

110 days. Apium graveolens. Open Pollinated. Giant Prague Celeriac. The plant produces large, 2 to 5" round, crisp white celery-flavored roots. Excellent in soups and stews, and used for making vegetable juice. Also, shredded and used in salads with greens. Also called Rooted Celery. Stores well. An excellent choice for home gardens. An heirloom dating back to 1871. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 32695. A variety from the USA.