swede and turnips

[Snadger]

Lol you will need to get on to wikopedia as they are quoting:

In North-East England, turnips and swedes are colloquially called "snaggers".
Rutabaga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

What do they know............they're only an encyclopedia!!!!!!!!!

They've always beeen snadgers where I come from and always will be.

Thats why I used the name as I'm a 'big auld turnip' (Flum's words not mine!)

I used to think Rutabaga was some kind of exotic vegetable added to chutneys until I found out it was swede!

[Alison]

If you think it's wrong on wikopedia then change it, it's often wrong as it's added to by mortals like us!

[teakdesk]

From the Geordie Dictionary
- bummler box = small house;
- buzzem = broom made of twigs;
- skeet = shoe;
- snadger = swede (vegetable);
- dowlie = depressed

[zazen999]

Anyway Tracy...

a - I was never confused [Al Murray gag if anyone doesn't know]

b - they will probably bolt in the Canary Islands - as they are winter veg....you might get away with the turnips but swedes are definitely long cold weather veg....but have a try in the coldest spot you can.

[bramble]

In Ireland the swede is called a turnip.
The other (smaller one) is called a white turnip and usually used in stews.

[Snadger]

Anyway Tracy...

a - I was never confused [Al Murray gag if anyone doesn't know]

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Aye......ees a canny tennis player anall!

[Sheepish]

It may be a case of which variety you use. I planted my first row of swedes (Virtue) in April and had the first one on Sunday. (In theory that's a month sooner than expected.) Far better crop than I had last year, which I assume is down to the combination of sunny weather and rain which we've had (maybe also because I limed the soil this year).
We've had 30 degrees plus temperatures on occasion, but I can't vouch for swedes coping with them day in day out.

On the question of swedes and turnips, to complicate matters further I recently came across a webpage (can't find it now) that said turnip, swede and rutabaga (usually taken to be the American name for swede) are actually three distinct speices with different numbers of chromosomes.

[SarzWix]

When I was growing up (in the North East) we all called swedes 'turnip' except my grandad who grew them. He called them swedes, so presumably the seed packets said 'swede'

Tracy, you could try germinating them in the coolest place you can find (maybe even the fridge?!), and plant them in the shade? They'll probably need some watering too. The turnips will be a bit less temperemental than the swedes in hot weather.

[Aberdeenplotter]

When I was growing up (in the North East) we all called swedes 'turnip' except my grandad who grew them. He called them swedes, so presumably the seed packets said 'swede'

Up here, they are neeps

[zazen999]

I think we have established that there are different names for the 2 in different areas!

This was bumped by a spammer...now deleted.

[Aberdeenplotter]

I think we have established that there are different names for the 2 in different areas!

This was bumped by a spammer...now deleted.

Bit of techno speak I don't understand there ZAZ. What does bumped by a spammer mean?

[zazen999]

It's an old thread; which a spammer found and posted on.

Then you posted thinking it was current.

However, when I deleted the spammer, your post was still there - so just letting you know that the spammer bumped it and it isn't a current thread....although it could run and run....

[Aberdeenplotter]

The swede and the turnip are actually two completely different vegetables. The swede is a cross between a turnip and a cabbage. Both are brassicas of course. Rutabaga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Aberdeenplotter]

oh, never noticed it was an old thread. I'll be sure to pay more attention in future.

[vegnut]

If it's a big yellowy purple ball and it says swede on the packet,and it'll be ready late in the year, then thats what it is and i am growing a swede. Simples