(For details on growing many other vegetables and fruits, visit our Crop at a Glance collection page.) Growing turnips and rutabagas is easy, and these earthy-tasting vegetables are among the most ...

Winter is a rest period for the garden (and the gardener), but it’s also a time when we get to enjoy the fruits of our labors. I’m not talking about biting into a freshly picked tomato or a sweet, ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! The extreme hot and dry weather is affecting crops and gardens here in the Valley. Even for those backyard gardeners who irrigate, many plants will suffer ...

Rutabagas are a cross between a cabbage and a turnip, but they look much more like a turnip. One cup of cooked cubed rutabaga has 65 calories and provides potassium and C. Choose rutabagas that are ...

I stumbled upon a rutabaga last week. It wasn’t a trip-and-fall in my garden, though. The encounter happened at Sips restaurant in Phoenixville, where the words “glazed rutabaga” on the menu caught my ...

Rutabagas came to be planted in the U.S. in the early 1800s as food for livestock. Prior to the 1970s, it was found that even though the roots were good for livestock, it was too labor intensive to ...

KEENE -- It was a solid, smashed rutabaga hit. In food, in story and even in a rutabaga ballad, the lowly root crop turned out to be a worthy cause for celebration. The first-ever Great Adirondack ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! Autumn is just around the corner. Fall is a good time to plant turnips, kale and rutabagas. Many of you may be unfamiliar with the rutabaga (Brassica napus ...