I went to a gardening store and bought rutabaga seeds to plant in my garden. Yesterday I harvested a few rutabagas and am now going to put one back in the ground to let go to seed. I have a few rutabagas that have not matured yet. When I do harvest, I will put a few of those in the ground to mature to seed. I live in Portland, Oregon, USA and I have never heard anyone around here growing rutabagas. Rutabaga is a very tasty vegetable. This video is very helpful. Thanks for making this video.
Wonderful! Rutabaga (also known as winter turnip) does not turn bitter like the actual turnip. You can let them grow till frost or pick them at the size you like. In fact, they get sweeter if hit by a couple good frosts. To let some go to seed, analyze which is growing the best and, either leave them where they are or move them to where you want your seed plant to grow.
Very good instructional video. I cut the top off of a store bought rutabaga to see what would happen. I planted it outside and I had yellow flowers and now it has the green seed pods. I was wondering if the top will grow into a bulb?? Not sure what to do with it when the seeds are ready for harvest. At least I will have seeds though haha
I let my cabbage collards go to seeds this spring. In late July the seed pods where dry so I cut the hole stock off and laid all them out on a large piece of plastic under my shelter. In August I got a chair out and went to shelling all those seeds . Then after they all were done I took the plastic by all four corners and poured them in a 5 gallon bucket. And I ended up with almost a gallon bag full . Was so happy. Planted some and some rutabaga now I need to transplant them into the new home I made for them to grow .
After watching, (I can do that!) crossed my mind. The strainer or colander using a 5 gallon bucket also seemed reasonable to get rid of the chaff. That was a lot of seed from the 6 plants and here I bought 5lbs of seed for the next couple of yrs of crops. My swine will love it mixed with the turnips and beet root. Let us know how the seed storage plan goes.
Wonderful! I am in Central Florida and just put seeds in the starter cups. Hope it’s not too hot still in October to put in a container or the ground. Where are you? You have a jacket or sweater on throughout the video.
Fantastic video! I have a couple questions. So when the rutabaga are ripe, I need to cut the tops off and bury them for the next year? Can I just cut the tops off and cover with mulch where they are, and not disturb the roots?
Turnips are a lovely big radish. Plants are so groovy..(i would like to be able to win the battle, of who wants to eat it most, but its a war im losing..life in the tropics?).
They are rutabaga seeds. Known as swead in Europe. Also known as winter turnip. They are in the brassica family. As far as I know, all brassica seeds are edible. Only some, such as mustard, are spicy.
The goal this year is to perfect the cleaning of the seed and insure germination rate. Then to recommend it to people in similar climate to mine. (My seeds will be developed for short season, cool summers). However, for people with short spring season, the varieties may be good for their spring gardens since they would mature before the hot weather. Hopefully, by the end of this coming season, I will be able to offer seeds locally produced.
How does this happen in nature? Can't you just leave them in the ground where they grew.... but chop the greens off? Would they grow and seed that way? Or do you have to pull them out and then re-plant them? It seems odd. But I haven't been at this gardening thing too long......
In too cold of a climate to overwinter them you would lift them and store them inside until spring, then replant them to get them to set seed. Or if you are selecting for better long term storage, you would harvest all of them and eat the ones that don't last as they start to show signs of not being keepers. By the spring the ones that lasted the longest are then replanted to produce seed, hopefully passing on and strengthening the long term storage genetics.
@@danielsmith336 I definitely live in a cold climate - MN. What about putting a tarp over them to keep the snow off? I'm trying to avoid having to pull them and replant. I'd rather leave them where they are.
@@candypodratz snow cover acts as insulation. It is the constant freeze/thaw cycle and desiccating wind that kills plants. You could just see what survives the winter and let it go to seed.
See at 4:34 - 4:35. The pods will dry as they ripen. To insure the pods are ready, make sure the stem connecting the pod to the main stem is dry as well. Any green ting in that area and the pod is not ready.
I went to a gardening store and bought rutabaga seeds to plant in my garden. Yesterday I harvested a few rutabagas and am now going to put one back in the ground to let go to seed. I have a few rutabagas that have not matured yet. When I do harvest, I will put a few of those in the ground to mature to seed. I live in Portland, Oregon, USA and I have never heard anyone around here growing rutabagas. Rutabaga is a very tasty vegetable. This video is very helpful. Thanks for making this video.
Wonderful!
Rutabaga (also known as winter turnip) does not turn bitter like the actual turnip.
You can let them grow till frost or pick them at the size you like.
In fact, they get sweeter if hit by a couple good frosts.
To let some go to seed, analyze which is growing the best and, either leave them where they are or move them to where you want your seed plant to grow.
A strainer or colander might be helpful..but thank you for teaching me❤
Very good instructional video. I cut the top off of a store bought rutabaga to see what would happen. I planted it outside and I had yellow flowers and now it has the green seed pods. I was wondering if the top will grow into a bulb?? Not sure what to do with it when the seeds are ready for harvest. At least I will have seeds though haha
Great informative video. That's a heck of a lot of seeds!!
I let my cabbage collards go to seeds this spring. In late July the seed pods where dry so I cut the hole stock off and laid all them out on a large piece of plastic under my shelter. In August I got a chair out and went to shelling all those seeds . Then after they all were done I took the plastic by all four corners and poured them in a 5 gallon bucket. And I ended up with almost a gallon bag full . Was so happy. Planted some and some rutabaga now I need to transplant them into the new home I made for them to grow .
Now you have plenty of seeds to play with!
After watching, (I can do that!) crossed my mind. The strainer or colander using a 5 gallon bucket also seemed reasonable to get rid of the chaff. That was a lot of seed from the 6 plants and here I bought 5lbs of seed for the next couple of yrs of crops. My swine will love it mixed with the turnips and beet root. Let us know how the seed storage plan goes.
Very nice info - thank you for sharing with us!
Great video so helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for sharing 👍
Wonderful! I am in Central Florida and just put seeds in the starter cups. Hope it’s not too hot still in October to put in a container or the ground. Where are you? You have a jacket or sweater on throughout the video.
Newfoundland Island, Canada
Beautiful 😁😁😊
Fantastic video! I have a couple questions. So when the rutabaga are ripe, I need to cut the tops off and bury them for the next year? Can I just cut the tops off and cover with mulch where they are, and not disturb the roots?
Yes, if you want to grow seed in the same place you grew your root crop, you could leave it in the ground. Zones 3 and 4 mulch it.
@@ecocentrichomestead6783 Thank you!
Awesome video. This is on my list to grow. I need to start letting some of my root veggies go to seed
Turnips are a lovely big radish. Plants are so groovy..(i would like to be able to win the battle, of who wants to eat it most, but its a war im losing..life in the tropics?).
Lol. Yeah, they don't like tropical temperatures.
I got 4zo of seeds my god it's to many could plant a field 😂🤣😁👍
$10. Pound of seeds at Holmes seeds
So I'm making home made lasagna today 😁
Perfect!
Thanks
can you do this in an area where it snows?
Snow will help protect against freeze thaw freeze cycles. They can overwinter in the ground down to usda hardiness zone 3.
@@ecocentrichomestead6783 Thank you so much!!!!
Are they mustard seeds and can you eat them?
They are rutabaga seeds. Known as swead in Europe. Also known as winter turnip.
They are in the brassica family. As far as I know, all brassica seeds are edible. Only some, such as mustard, are spicy.
Do you share love it . do you sale any or share any in FL here
The goal this year is to perfect the cleaning of the seed and insure germination rate.
Then to recommend it to people in similar climate to mine. (My seeds will be developed for short season, cool summers).
However, for people with short spring season, the varieties may be good for their spring gardens since they would mature before the hot weather.
Hopefully, by the end of this coming season, I will be able to offer seeds locally produced.
Ya need some rabbit cage wire to separate your chaff.
do you share seeds ? i live in brazil and i dream of growing rutabagas but i could not find any seeds here
How does this happen in nature? Can't you just leave them in the ground where they grew.... but chop the greens off? Would they grow and seed that way? Or do you have to pull them out and then re-plant them? It seems odd. But I haven't been at this gardening thing too long......
Yes. Unless you want to have your seed plant in a particular place. You could just leave it and have a self seeding plant.
@@ecocentrichomestead6783 cool! Thanks!
In too cold of a climate to overwinter them you would lift them and store them inside until spring, then replant them to get them to set seed.
Or if you are selecting for better long term storage, you would harvest all of them and eat the ones that don't last as they start to show signs of not being keepers. By the spring the ones that lasted the longest are then replanted to produce seed, hopefully passing on and strengthening the long term storage genetics.
@@danielsmith336 I definitely live in a cold climate - MN. What about putting a tarp over them to keep the snow off?
I'm trying to avoid having to pull them and replant. I'd rather leave them where they are.
@@candypodratz snow cover acts as insulation. It is the constant freeze/thaw cycle and desiccating wind that kills plants. You could just see what survives the winter and let it go to seed.
How do you know when the pods are ready to harvest? Do the pods start drying out on their own? Or do you stop watering it for it to start drying?
See at 4:34 - 4:35. The pods will dry as they ripen. To insure the pods are ready, make sure the stem connecting the pod to the main stem is dry as well. Any green ting in that area and the pod is not ready.
So I'm making
What country are you located in
Canada. On the east coast.
You could have just used a strainer
Oh my goodness. Yea, he’s losing some seeds in the wind. Live and learn.