Canola, Oil Seed Rape, Canadian Turnip, Rutabaga, Swede, Swedish Turnip, Yellow

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Songbird839 Medicine Hat, AB(Zone 3a) Mar 23, 2005

Canola, Oil Seed Rape, Canadian Turnip, Rutabaga, Swede, Swedish Turnip, Yellow Turnip
Brassica napus

Grown as a crop In Alberta, Canada. Harvested and made into cooking oil etc.

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sugarweed Taylor Creek, FL(Zone 10a) Mar 25, 2005

This is just beautiful.
Are the turnips still tasty? and the rape greens are they still cooked?
Sidney

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Songbird839 Medicine Hat, AB(Zone 3a) Mar 27, 2005

I don't recall knowing anybody who eats the greens. I know lots of people who consume the honey the bees make from it though. It is sold under the Beemaid Honey label. My parents by it by the gallon pail full straight from the beekeeper and then melt it down into jars. As for turnips...that's just dredging up horrible childhood memories! I hate turnips!!! And yes I had to eat them!! Uggg!! As an adult, never a turnip will be grown in my garden! :)
Brenda

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sugarweed Taylor Creek, FL(Zone 10a) Mar 27, 2005

LOL, Brenda. When the plants are young, the greens are good. I too had to eat the turnips.UGH! However now I just steam sliced small ones until they are barely tender. I can eat those. All I've seen lately are the size of a big grapefruit. UGH again, lol
I'll try some rape in the fall.

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DreamOfSpring Charleston, SC(Zone 9a) Oct 23, 2005

Stunning photo. I just want to take a walk there.

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Songbird839 Medicine Hat, AB(Zone 3a) Oct 25, 2005

Thanks! Who says you can't find beauty on the prairies!

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Oct 25, 2005

Is this plant fragrant? If it is, a walk through that field would be exquisite indeed.

Joseph

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