Pike

Medium to large roots are elliptic, mostly above soil, bicolor yellow with purple tops. Raw roots crunchy, moderately juicy, slight sweetness, nice brassica type spiciness. Cooked roots firm, grainy/mealy texture, dense, described as squash flavored. Roots 4-7" long, 2.25-3.5" wide, and 7-18 oz. Plants uniform, 7-13" tall and 21-34" in diameter. Leaves have purple midveins and stalks, are unusually spindly with low surface area, and have long, narrow petioles. Largest leaves 11-20" long and 6-7.5" wide. Acquired by SSE from Johnny's Selected Seeds. SSE Accession # 119195