Very productive traditional variety with long creamy white roots and broad shoulders. Has good, sweat flavour and stores well. Prefers light stone free soil, which has not been recently manured.

Sow outdoors in February to May

In prepared seed bed
Sow thinly in rows 40cm (16in) apart
For baby leaves sow thinly direct in pots or containers at least 30cm (12in) in diameter and 25cm (10in) deep
Cover with 1.5cm of fine soil
Firm gently and keep moist
Seedling appear 14-32 days
For continuous crops sow every 2-3 weeks
When large enough thin to 7.5cm (3in) apart
When 10-15cm (4-6in) long,remove alternate plants for final spacing of 20cm (8in)
Replace any dislodged soil
Keep moist and weed free
Harvest in October to February
Leave roots in the ground as flavour is improved by frost
Lift remaining roots in February and store undamaged roots in sand in a dry frost-free area
Pant other quick growing crops between the rows