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Swede 'Marian' Plants

The sweet, nutty winter essential

Grown by Josh

South Downs National Park

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Swede 'Marian' Plants Vegetables
Swede 'Marian' Plants Vegetables
Swede 'Marian' Plants Vegetables
Swede 'Marian' Plants Vegetables

£10

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The highlights

  • Purple topped globe shaped roots with nutty yellow flesh
  • Harvest from autumn onwards
  • Vigorous and very productive variety
  • Plant in a row in raised beds, borders or an allotment

Description

  • A winter comfort food must-have! Marian swedes are sweet and nutty roots with a purple top and sweet, tasty yellow flesh
  • Perfect for roasting, mash or adding to casseroles
  • Grow in a sunny spot in raised beds or borders
  • Harvest when you need them, from when the roots are about the size of a snooker ball and throughout winter
  • Fully hardy and disease resistant, these swedes keep very well after harvesting
  • Premium root veg plants grown on a family run farm in Lancashire and sent to you at the best possible time for planting
  • Growing your own gives you healthy, fresh produce with a lower carbon plantprint than anything you can buy from a shop, and you can choose the size of your swedes
  • Easy to grow and care for - you should see your first crop within 20-24 weeks

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Strip of 10 Plants
Young plants ready to pot on before planting out
Strip of 10 Plants (Triple Pack)
Young plants ready to pot on before planting out
Strip of 10 Plants (Six Pack)
Young plants ready to pot on before planting out
Strip of 10 Plants (Nine Pack)
Young plants ready to pot on before planting out

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

30-40cm
30-40cm
30-40cm
30-40cm

Eventual spread:

30-40cm
Spreads approx 30-40cm
30-40cm
Spreads approx 30-40cm
30-40cm
Spreads approx 30-40cm
30-40cm
Spreads approx 30-40cm

Tasting notes:

Sweet and nutty
Sweet and nutty
Sweet and nutty
Sweet and nutty

Time to first crop:

20-24 weeks
Dig up your swedes when they're about the size of a snooker ball for tender baby roots or leave in the soil to mature.
20-24 weeks
Dig up your swedes when they're about the size of a snooker ball for tender baby roots or leave in the soil to mature.
20-24 weeks
Dig up your swedes when they're about the size of a snooker ball for tender baby roots or leave in the soil to mature.
20-24 weeks
Dig up your swedes when they're about the size of a snooker ball for tender baby roots or leave in the soil to mature.

Habit:

Clump forming
Grows as clumps of foliage with a compact root
Clump forming
Grows as clumps of foliage with a compact root
Clump forming
Grows as clumps of foliage with a compact root
Clump forming
Grows as clumps of foliage with a compact root

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
H5 - hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
Fully hardy
H5 - hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
Fully hardy
H5 - hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
Fully hardy
H5 - hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)

Uses:

Casseroles, roasts, mash and all winter dishes
Casseroles, roasts, mash and all winter dishes
Casseroles, roasts, mash and all winter dishes
Casseroles, roasts, mash and all winter dishes

Rootstock:

Spacing:

25cm
If planting in rows, plant 25cm apart with another 40cm in between rows.
25cm
If planting in rows, plant 25cm apart with another 40cm in between rows.
25cm
If planting in rows, plant 25cm apart with another 40cm in between rows.
25cm
If planting in rows, plant 25cm apart with another 40cm in between rows.

How To Grow

Excellent pest and disease resistance

Shows resistance to clubroot and downy mildew. Space well apart when planting.

Water regularly

Water your plants deeply - once or twice a week is usually enough, increasing in very hot or dry weather.

Full sun

Grows best in a sheltered spot with full sun, receiving around 6-8 hours of sun every day.

Any fertile, well-draining soil

Thrives in any well-drained soil. If your soil is particularly clay-heavy and/or often becomes waterlogged then you can improve the drainage by adding in plenty of organic matter such as garden compost as well as some perlite or gravel.

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  • Harvest
  • Flower

South Downs National Park

Meet Josh

Slow grown veg from the sunny South Downs

Our vegetable plants are sown on a family farm in Lancashire, then nurtured into strong young plants by Josh in the sunny South Downs before they rock up in your garden. By selecting only the strongest and tastiest varieties, Josh makes sure you get a headstart on your plot, with impressive crops and no waste.

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Your plants are sent to you fresh from the field in our plastic free box that’s specially designed to hold them tight, then securely delivered by specialist plant couriers - straight from the grower to your garden within 
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How will my plants be packed and delivered?

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Where do you deliver?

We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.

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