Brassica Rapa subsp. Rapa
Turnip
Turnips are root vegetables that can be grown to be harvested most of the year, either as golf-ball sized, for eating raw, or tennis-ball sized, for eating cooked - or even for the tops, which can be cooked and eaten as any other green leaf vegetable. 'Snowball' is an early variety of white globes for sowing from early Spring to mid Summer, for harvesting from early Summer to mid Autumn
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Rich and free draining
Common name
Turnip
Latin name
Brassica Rapa subsp. Rapa
type
Root Vegetable
family
Brassicaceae
ph
5.5 - 6.8 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Rich and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.20 M
0.25 M
Brassica Rapa subsp. Rapa
Turnips are root vegetables that can be grown to be harvested most of the year, either as golf-ball sized, for eating raw, or tennis-ball sized, for eating cooked - or even for the tops, which can be cooked and eaten as any other green leaf vegetable. 'Snowball' is an early variety of white globes for sowing from early Spring to mid Summer, for harvesting from early Summer to mid Autumn
Propagating by seed
From Late Winter TO Late Summer
Sow seeds from early Spring until late Summer for harvesting from Summer right through to Winter (depending on the varieties grown - and turnip tops (leaves) can be harvested through Spring. Sow seeds in well-manured soil as soon as the soil is workable. Choose a sunny site, and sow in rows at least 1' apart, with the seeds sown thinly at a depth of 1/2"
Thinning plants
From Mid Spring TO Mid Summer
Thin seedlings to 6" apart for early varieties and 9" apart for maincrop varieties.
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