大头菜

Rutabagas are commonly called table turnips or swedes.大头菜通常被称为萝卜或瑞典菜。 They have longer necks,bluish leaves with more bloom.Rutabagas are very analogous to the turnip except the yellowish flesh, a more dense root with more side shoots and usually harvested at a larger size.它们的脖子较长，叶蓝色，花朵较多。大头菜与萝卜非常相似，除了肉黄色，根部较密，侧生芽较多，通常收成较大。 Compared with the turnip, the rutabaga has smooth, waxy leaves, and they require about one month longer to develop than turnips.与萝卜相比，大头菜具有光滑，蜡质的叶子，与萝卜相比，它们需要长约一个月的时间。 In northern New England, rutabagas are much more popular than turnips.在新英格兰北部，大头菜比萝卜更受欢迎。 Rutabagas can be found the year round in Texas, though they are not common in most retail outlets because of low demand.大头菜可以全年在德克萨斯州找到，尽管由于需求低，它们在大多数零售店中并不常见。 Locally grown rutabaga should be on the market from April through July and from October through December.当地种植的大头菜应于30月至45月以及XNUMX月至XNUMX月上市。 If planted early in the spring, rutabagas will be of poor quality (woody and tough).如果在春季早些时候种植，大头菜质量会很差（木质且坚韧）。 They do better in the fall than in the spring for they take the longer time to mature -- about XNUMX to XNUMX days longer than turnips.在秋天，它们比春季更好，因为它们需要更长的时间才能成熟-比​​萝卜要长XNUMX到XNUMX天。