Turnip ‘Ljungdalen’ is a swedish heirloom.
The genetic variation is immediately seen in the two different colors, yellow and deep purple. In no other turnip have I seen such a deep purple color, and it covers the turnip also in ground. The purple varies a bit in intensity, but are all deep purple. On other varieties I have only noticed purple color above ground.
The were sown out after the garlic harvest, and are now sweet and juicy. I recommend peeling the skin off, otherwise it can be very strong in a brassica manner – there will probably be someone out there who love turnip for just that, but not me 🙂
They take som frost, so they are still in the ground. Eventually I will have to protect them. Also I must remember to reserve all the best for seed breeding – each and every time I go out to harvest!
In the toad's garden 
October 27, 2007 at 02:44
Right you are about someone out here that loves turnip skin and all! That’s me. Beautiful turnips and I really love the name, In A Toads Garden. I’ve always had a fondness for toads. 🙂
October 29, 2007 at 22:35
Thanks for your comment Meg.
I find it interesting, how different taste are among people, when it comes to vegetables. It seems to me, that at first most of us tend to be reluctant to eat a new kind of vegetable, but after some time we often grow very fond of them. And then again – many of us have some vegetables we find difficult to enjoy, for all kind of reasons, even after eating them for long time. And some vegs are just loved from first bite.
November 5, 2007 at 14:20
Wow! Where can I get some seeds for those? (I hope they grow in California!)
November 5, 2007 at 20:49
Joe, you could try the swedish seed savers http://www.foreningensesam.se/
I’m sure they understand english if you email to them, but they might ask you to join as a member. In California they might grow better in the winter.