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Purple Top White Globe Turnip Seeds

Purple Top White Globe Turnip Seeds

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First-time growers will be pleasantly surprised! This root crop that has fed the world's people for thousands of years can be eaten fresh, roasted, or used like potatoes, even mashed! Turnips store particularly well. Fun fact: The old Irish tradition of putting lit embers inside a hollowed out turnip was the inspiration for Jack O'Lanterns.
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  • Variety Info
  • Sowing Info
  • Growing Info

Variety Info

Days to Maturity: 50 days

Family: Brassicaceae

Native: Probably Eurasia

Hardiness: Frost-tolerant biennial, grown as an annual; will withstand light frost.

Exposure: Full sun to part shade

Plant Dimensions: 2"–6" diameter roots. Greens are 14"–22" tall with leaf blades 3"–5" wide.

Variety Info: The globe-shaped roots have purple shoulders above ground and are creamy-white below the soil level.

Attributes: Frost Tolerant

Sowing Info

When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date, and when soil temperatures reach 50°F, ideally 65°–80°F. Successive Sowings: Every 2 weeks up to 8 to 10 weeks before your average first fall frost date. Mild Climates: Sow in fall for cool–season harvest.

When to Start Inside: Not recommended; roots sensitive to disturbance.

Days to Emerge: 5–10 days

Seed Depth: ¼"

Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 4"–6"

Row Spacing: 18"

Thinning: Thin to 1 every 4"–6"

Growing Info

Harvesting: For the most tender turnip, harvest when roots are no larger than 2" in diameter; however, a 3" root will still be of quite good quality. If allowed to grow larger, up to 6", the quality will not be the best for raw use, but will be fine for cooking. If sown for baby greens, harvest greens at 2"–4" tall. Harvesting no more than 25% of the plant's leaves at a time will not affect the plant's ability to produce large roots.