The Turnip

15,000 seeds/oz.; 2 lbs./acre. Seven Top is a popular turnip grown not for the root but for the delicious greens.

Features crisp flavor, sturdy tops and is a good keeper. 15,000 seeds/oz.; 2 lbs./acre. Purple Top White Globe turnip exhibits large, white roots that have purple shoulders and a small taproot.

Tokyo Cross is a fantastic home garden and farm market variety. Harvest from 2-6” in size without any loss of quality. It can be eaten raw, steamed, mashed or pickled. The roots are beautiful, uniform and smooth skinned.

15,000 seeds/oz.; 2 lbs./acre. Royal Crown F1 Hybrid is best described as a super version of Purple Top White Globe. Smoother, more uniform roots, better vigor. Tested for Black Rot and Black Leg.

15,000 seeds/oz.; 2 lbs./acre. (4”) Mezza lunga A Colletto Viola Foglia Frastagliata is a refined Italian turnip with white flesh and a club shape. The roots have a purple top and white tip.

Features crisp flavor, sturdy tops and is a good keeper. 15,000 seeds/oz.; 2 lbs./acre. Our Certified Organic Purple Top White Globe turnip exhibits large, white roots that have purple shoulders and a small taproot.

Features crisp flavor, sturdy tops and is a good keeper. 15,000 seeds/oz.; 2 lbs./acre. Amber Globe turnip exhibits large, yellow roots and has a small taproot. Mild yellow flesh is best if picked when 3” across.

Harvest in only 35 days at just 2" across. Excellent greens. All-America Selections winner. Grows to 6" across. Best variety for a spring crop. Tasty raw or cooked.

Spray infected plants with Pyrethrin. Thin promptly when they form 2 true leaves. For heavy infestations, bait cabbage worms by mixing wheat bran into a B.t. solution. Add 1 tablespoon of molasses.

Young leaves make the classic cooked 'southern greens'. The turnips are often 4" and sometimes 6" across, handsomely blushed with pink to purple at the crown. Turnip lovers prize its deliciously sweet and tender white roots.

Early control is essential to minimize the damage. Direct sow spring through summer. To control light infestations, spray plants with (B.t.). For heavy infestations, bait cabbage worms by mixing wheat bran into a B.t. solution.

Nearly round roots with bright purplish-red tops and pure white bases have firm, crisp, mild-flavored flesh. Harvest in about 55 days.

The first sign of cabbage worms will be off-white butterflies fluttering near the plants. Flea beetles chew tiny pinholes in leaves. See Brassica Insect Information below. They lay their yellowish-colored eggs on the undersides of leaves, which hatch...

AS | Alternaria Stem Canker BLS | Bacterial Leaf Spot C | Cercospora CMV | Cucumber Mosaic Virus DM* | Downy Mildew LMV | Lettuce Mosaic Virus Nr | Lettuce Aphid P | Pythium Root Rot * Numbers indicate specific disease race.

Early control is essential to minimize the damage. Direct sow spring through summer. To control light infestations, spray plants with (B.t.). For heavy infestations, bait cabbage worms by mixing wheat bran into a B.t. solution.

Spray infected plants with Pyrethrin. Using floating row covers such as Summer Insect Barrier can also provide control. Broadcast the bran mixture around the base of plants. To control light infestations, spray plants with (B.t.).

The first sign of cabbage worms will be off-white butterflies fluttering near the plants. Flea beetles chew tiny pinholes in leaves. See Brassica Insect Information below. They lay their yellowish-colored eggs on the undersides of leaves, which hatch...

Tasty tops can be used as greens. Round, 3-4" roots have unique, amber gold skin. Harvest in about 55 days. Flesh is firm, crisp and sweet.

These slightly-flattened turnips have sweet, crisp, white flesh with spicy, red skin. The hairless, dark green tops have attractive red stems and can be used in salads, or cooked on their own or with the roots.

The flat-round, smooth, white roots mature early, just after radishes, and are best harvested young, up to 2" diameter. 181,650 seeds/lb. Roots are smoothest when small.Turnips with greens store at 32°F (0°C) and 95% relative humidity for 10-14 days.

Selected strain of this traditional, Southern U.S. variety. 3-4" in diameter, are white below the soil line and bright purple above. Sow 1/4- 1/2" deep in rows 12-18" apart.Floating row covers installed at the time of sowing will keep the turnips free...

The first sign of cabbage worms will be off-white butterflies fluttering near the plants. Flea beetles chew tiny pinholes in leaves. See Brassica Insect Information below. They lay their yellowish-colored eggs on the undersides of leaves, which hatch...

Turnip plants will need 1-2 inches per week depending upon the weather, of course.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Inadequate or irregular irrigation is the most likely reason when turnips are cracking.

They do, however,Resistant cultivars are continuing to be evaluated, but at this writing there are no reliably resistant cultivars. What are the symptoms of turnips with mosaic virus and how can turnip mosaic virus be controlled?The onset of mosaic virus...

Many gardeners love to grow turnip roots in their garden. They are easy and can be planted either in the spring, so you have turnips all summer, or in the late summer for a fall crop.

Bolting of turnips is common when the soil is void of nutrients, a problem that can be easily prevented with a little work prior to planning.into your garden bed will help ensure that your turnips have plenty of vital nutrients.

Leaves will soon turn yellow and die and drop off. Turnip greens may be considered a southern delicacy, but even northern gardeners can grow and harvest these delicious leaves. Their health benefits are many and greens are easy to grow and harvest.