They are often confused with the more-popular turnip, however the large oval bulbs of rutabaga have a longer growing season and are ready to harvest from late summer onwards. I have grown rutabaga for ...

You want to harvest rutabaga at the right time as this avoids the root getting woody and bitter. When it comes to flavor, ...

Karl and Dawn Douglas from Monteagle grew a giant rutabaga in their home garden. Rutabagas (Brassica napus) are a type of oblong root vegetable similar to turnips, although rutabagas are actually ...

The following excerpt is their recipe for Scalloped Rutabaga. The prairie turnip is a root vegetable that prairie Lakota and Sioux harvested for cooking and for trading with nations to the south.