Sium sisarum
sugar root
Common names: sugar turnip, sugar celery
Photo: Cephas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
This description was machine-translated.
Description
The sugar root is an ancient, mildly sweet root vegetable that was prized in medieval monastery gardens. A plant produces a cluster of finger‑thick, white roots that, when cooked or fried, resemble a sweet parsnip.
Care instructions
Sow from March in the house before or directly into the bed when the soil has warmed, and expect slow germination. Keep the bed moist and weed‑free and harvest from October; the roots remain frost‑hardy in the ground and taste sweetest after the first cold nights.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
humus-rich, loamy, well-drained, moist, nutrient-rich
Feeding
Light feeder
Companion planting
Good neighbors
amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae)
Umbellifers and alliums confuse each other's pests (carrot fly, onion fly).
For example GarlicLeekChivesDaffodilRocamboleElephant garlic and 11 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
daisy family (Asteraceae)
Calendula and Tagetes next to carrots keep the carrot fly away with their scent.
For example Tagetes patulaCalendulaSunflowerCommon coneflowerFall AsterIceberg lettuce and 56 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
cabbage family (Brassicaceae)
You can pair celery and dill with all Brassicaceae because they repel the cabbage whitefly with their scent, a proven companion.
For example White cabbageKohlrabiRadishKalebroccolicauliflower and 34 more species in the catalogue
Source: Bio-Gärtnerei Mixed-culture Practice
legume family (Fabaceae)
Peas and beans provide carrot and celery with nitrogen and grow as shallow-rooted plants without competition next to each other.
For example PeaBush beanPole beanBroad beanMarker peaSugar pea and 31 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
Some of these explanations were machine-translated.
Notes from real gardens
What other gardeners have written down about this variety, anonymous and voluntary.
No notes shared yet. Will you be the first to write one down?