Well This Is Embarassing

On a sunny Sunday in March I sowed seeds of Chinese broccoli as well as various others. When they were big enough I transplanted the seedlings into the garden with the other brassicas and waited for them to grow. And grow they did, into lovely, lush green plants and I have been using the leaves in stir fries. The last time I used them they tasted a bit bitter but I didn't think anything of it just that maybe the leaves became bitter the bigger they were.
The next morning I went down to give the hens some leaves as a treat and just as I was snapping the leaf off I noticed a bulbous growth coming out of the ground, what the hey!! Turns out my Chinese broccoli was in actual fact ...ahem... turnips!

Seriously, what sort of gardener am I that I can't tell the difference between Chinese broccoli and turnip leaves? The thing is I never even gave any thought to the shape and colour of the leaves, that was the spot where I planted the Chinese broccoli (and that was what was written on the label); therefore it must be Chinese broccoli.  So, if the Chinese broccoli turned out to be turnips, what happened to the Chinese broccoli? I guess that will remain one of gardening’s little mysteries.

As for the turnips, they were sweet, tender and good enough to eat raw; instead they went into the soup that I just happened to be making that day.

So tell me, have you ever made a mistake like this? Surely I can't be the only one!