Swede 

Companion planting:
Likes: beans, chamomille, celery, coriander, cucumber, dill, marigold, lettuce, marjoram, mint, nasturtiums, onions, peas, potatoes, tomatoes
Dislikes: strawberries

Sow October to February, harvest December to September 

Varieties used:
Purple Top (The Lost Seed)
Hunters Butter (Eden Seeds)

Sow in rows, then gradually thin out seedlings so they are 25 cm apart. 

All brassica are attacked by the cabbage moth and the cabbage white butterfly. Companion-planting with marigold, dill, celery, sage, oregano helps, also scattering crushed eggshells around the plants. If infestation is heavy spray with Dipel (try mixing in a drop of detergent to help the droplets to cling to the leaves).