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Sign up freeBrassica rapa subsp. rapa
vegetable
Bees
Butterflies
Pest controlFast-growing cool-season root. Harvest small (5–7 cm) for best flavour. Young leaves also edible. Sow again in late summer for autumn crop.
🐛 Prone to: Flea beetles, Aphids, Caterpillars.
Attract Ground beetles, Parasitic wasps, Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
🌼 Beneficial companion — draws Hoverflies, Parasitic wasps that help control Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips, Caterpillars, Flea beetles, Colorado potato beetle, Stink bugs, Leaf miners on neighbouring plants.
Well-draining, fertile, firm
Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra
vegetableA fellow Brassicaceae — similar growing habits to Turnip
