Gigant

A traditional variety that makes large green bulbs – often around 4 kg in weight or even more! It has been bred for good winter storage qualities. We grow it very successfully in two ways: 

• early sowings which we harvest quite young from July onwards,
• later sowings which we let get big for storage overwinter.

A few years back we found a sack of these in March that we’d put away overwinter in our shed and forgotten; they were great, just the same as when harvested the previous autumn. Still tender, nice raw or cooked, and a welcome addition to our spring diet.

Huge and reliable, eat fresh, but also good for storage.