Swedes deserve a moment in the sun: here’s how to grow them

For a fairly low-maintenance crop, the root vegetable can yield an impressive and nutritious harvest, and is surely due an influencer-rebrand soon

My third column on edible plants that I don’t actually grow myself is about one that I do not loathe, as I do celeriac, nor love, as I do sweetcorn. It is the swede, a root vegetable I would describe as “fine”.

Also known as neeps or rutabaga, swedes are hardy vegetables, related to the turnip and part of the brassica family. For a fairly low-maintenance crop, they can yield an impressive harvest that tastes fairly sweet and is very nutritious. I would wager that they are in for an influencer-driven rebrand sometime soon.