Tuk50 - one of the large OP varieties is called Superschmeltz. It will grow very large, but can be eaten at any size. It remains non-woody even up to about the 2 pound size (haven't grown them any larger, but supposedly they will get up to 8 or so). I prefer these because you can eat the small "thinnings" at the usual baseball size, then just keep harvesting as needed. Bear in mind I only grow for my own use, don't know how they would fare if growing for market. The larger sized ones also kept very well just in my unheated garage for several months with very little loss of quality. In fact, last year I potted one of them up in March (was getting a bit wrinkly by then) and grew it out for seed!
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