'Tender Feral' Turnip Greens

Brassica rapa Origin: Holyoke, MA Improvement status: Cultivated wild material Seeds per packet: ~80 Germination tested 10/2024: 96% Life cycle: Biennial This is our friend (and prolific author) Eric Toensmeier's Massachusetts version of our beloved 'wild broccoli raab.' He refers to it as the "feral, devolved and naturalized form of turnip". and considers it a winter annual (technically it's a biennial). Like the other two feral turnips we offer ('Deitrich's Wild Broccoli Raab' and 'Accawmacke Broccoli') the winter leaves are somewhat spiny but still edible, and often throughout the winter, though much better after cooking. Spring leaves are tender and mild like the best kale, delicious raw or cooked. It also produces excellent edible broccolinis. Unlike most wild turnips or mustards, this strain not spicy at all. Eric's work on perennial vegetables was a major inspiration to us as we created Experimental Farm Network, so we're particularly honored and grateful to have him providing s