Concerned About my Suede

[lilyjean]

My suede have popped up above ground for several weeks now. Did they need to be covered up or are they ok to be exposed? I'm panicking because this is my very first time growing veggies and I just heard a rumour that suede should be covered..... I've got 2 full patches full of them  :-\

and when they grow to an enormous size when is it the right time for digging them up?

[lilyjean]

[longalot]

do you mean Swede/rutabaga?

[Jeannine]

You must be overseas..whereabouts the US I think due to some descriptions you have used in posts? the US and Canada use the word rutabaga.. but not in the UK XX Jeannine

[grawrc]

(Jeannine I think Lilyjean said she lives near Ipswich? )

I have a healthy crop of swede for the first time this year. They were covered when little but are uncovered now. I intend to lift the first one fairly soon because I don't want them to get too big and wooden or bolt but I'm not quite sure how I am going to store them.

I reckon they take about 20 weeks or more from sowing.

[Allotment-junkie]

Yes they Do Grow (swell) above ground

[Buster54]

Hi lilyjean I never covered mine,as they grow they look rather spindly and seem to flop over as you thin them out but they soon fatten up and sit above ground,and as for digging them up follow the rule of thumb how big do you want them compare them to the supermarket ones that should give you some idea on size

[lilyjean]

Good morning folks!.....thank you for the replies, very helpful. I do have a confession to make it occured to me that I spelt the word 'suede' when it should have been 'swede' duh   ::) it was midnight after all! I should have known how to spell the word as I come from Suffolk......oooo arrrrrgh!!!!!

Well, after reading your lovely comments I think I might just pull one out today   :) mmmm yum!

[lincsyokel2]

d**n, swede, i thought this was a thread about blue rock and roll footwear.............

[Jeannine]

I often spell it that way LOL.Ypu are doing evry well with them too .

It was Longalot who I thought was from the US

XX Jeannine

[Bugloss2009]

i'm concerned about my Swede too - she's managed to escape

[longalot]

Jeannine i asked the question the way i did because I was not sure if the op was refering to swede do to there spelling.

[Jeannine]

Ok, no probs, it is alwyss nice to know someones locale anyway and I have a  better chance of being online with someone from this side plus  I am nosy  so I always ask.XX Jeannine

[chriscross1966]

...and there was me, thinking this would be a fertilizer thread about "Animal Nitrate" :D

chrisc

[SMP1704]

Thought you were going to ask about posh digging boots :D

[Sally A]

@chris.......GROAN!!!

Mine don't seem to be filling out, pulled out one accidentally when weeding, it just had a skinny root on it  :-[