American Purple Top Rutabaga, Heirloom Seeds

American Purple Top Rutabaga, Heirloom Seeds — The 1920 Classic With Sweet, Fine-Grained Bright Yellow Flesh

American Purple Top Rutabaga (Brassica napus) was introduced in 1920 and immediately became a favorite — and it’s easy to see why. Large, smooth, rounded roots grow 4–6 inches in diameter with creamy, sweet, fine-grained bright yellow flesh that is vitamin-rich and full of robust flavor. Very tasty, mild, and sweet — excellent cooked or raw. The greens are huge, tender, and excellent in salads. A great fall vegetable that can be mulched and left in the ground for winter storage. The most popular rutabaga for boiling, mashing, and using in stews. 90 days.

Why Grow American Purple Top?

• 1920 heirloom, immediately a favorite — over 100 years of proven garden performance
• Large 4–6 inch roots — smooth, rounded, with bright yellow flesh
• Sweet, fine-grained, vitamin-rich — mild and delicious cooked or raw
• Huge, tender edible greens — excellent in salads
• Winter storage champion — mulch and leave in ground through winter
• Open-pollinated heirloom — save seed year after year

Growing Notes

Direct sow outdoors in late spring to early summer for fall harvest — rutabagas need 90 days and prefer cool weather for best flavor. Sow seeds ½ inch deep, 2–3 inches apart, in rows 18–24 inches apart. Thin to 6–8 inches. Full sun. Keep soil consistently moist. Harvest in fall after light frost for sweetest flavor, or mulch and leave in ground for winter storage.

Days to maturity: 90 days
Root size: 4–6 inches diameter, rounded
Packet size: 0.4 g / 200+ seeds
Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated, Annual
Sun: Full sun
USDA Zones: 3–12