Type: Rutabaga (aka Swede)
"Laurentian" isn't exactly an uncommon variety, but when it comes to rutabagas, there isn't exactly a lot of choice in the first place. I am a fan of roasting these bad-boys, and my grandmother used to slice them and fry them, which was also very tasty.
This is the second type of seed packet I got in my order, and as you can see it has a bit more of a vintage feel than the black seed packets with photos on them, and has some lovely artwork of the bulb that I'll be growing. I can say that they don't generally look quite as pretty as the picture, but really, it's a rutabaga! It isn't that exciting in the first place, though I'm not any less excited to be growing them.
I have grown rutabagas in the past, and I'm pretty relaxed about it. My grandfather used to let his get GIGANTIC. I mean, HUGE. I wish I had some photos, but alas, I do not. They would be way bigger than softballs, though, which seems to be the metric used with this particular root vegetable.
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