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Originally Posted by Callieslamb
Okay what is a rutabaga????
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My personal favorite root crop. Much larger and sweeter than turnip. Great by itself, in stews, or with potatoes. Stores easily all winter long. Keeps as good as carrots.
We don't use parsnips, so I don't grow them.
Never have enough spinach. I grow it in multiple planting to stretch the season as long as possible.
You might want to consider a couple of other oddball veggies. We love kohlrabi. Tastes like cabbage, but much easier to grow, and you eat the bulb on the botton, so cabbage loopers aren't a problem.
Mustard & radicchio add a nice bite or zing to salad greens. Both of these are also easy to grow.
Good luck with whatever you choose. I try to include one or two new varieties each year. Experiment. You never know when you will hit on a new family favorite. (Although the yard long Japanese beans I grew last year were a complete flop, flavor wise. They grew great, but nobody liked them except the goats & horse.)
