Turnip Nutrition

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

Mild white flesh is best if picked when 3” across. 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.

Tokyo Cross is a fantastic home garden and farm market variety. The roots are beautiful, uniform and smooth skinned. 15,000 seeds/oz.; 2 lbs./acre. Harvest from 2-6” in size without any loss of quality.

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

(4”) Mezza lunga A Colletto Viola Foglia Frastagliata is a refined Italian turnip with white flesh and a club shape. 15,000 seeds/oz.; 2 lbs./acre. For late summer planting and fall harvest.

Mild white flesh is best if picked when 3” across. Our Certified Organic Purple Top White Globe turnip exhibits large, white roots that have purple shoulders and a small taproot.

Mild yellow flesh is best if picked when 3” across. Amber Globe turnip exhibits large, yellow roots and has a small taproot. Features crisp flavor, sturdy tops and is a good keeper.

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

Roots are sweetest when small, so pick early. In some areas of the US, symphylans (also known as garden centipede) can severely impede the plant growth of many crops. Thin promptly when they form 2 true leaves.

Turnip lovers prize its deliciously sweet and tender white roots. 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.

See Brassica Insect Information below. Using floating row covers such as Summer Insect Barrier can also provide control. Direct sow spring through summer. These classic root crops can store long-term in the root cellar, or right in the ground for milder...

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

Direct sow spring through summer. Sow rutabagas in July for a fall/winter crop. Broadcast the bran mixture around the base of plants. Flea beetles chew tiny pinholes in leaves. Early control is essential to minimize the damage.

IR indicates intermediate resistance. Simply lay it in a furrow and cover with a light layer of sifted compost or soil, water and wait. Save yourself planting time with these popular vegetable and herb staples.

See Brassica Insect Information below. Using floating row covers such as Summer Insect Barrier can also provide control. Direct sow spring through summer. These classic root crops can store long-term in the root cellar, or right in the ground for milder...

Using floating row covers such as Summer Insect Barrier can also provide control. A productive rutabaga that produces uniform roots with a classic shape and bicolor purple top with a pale base.

Direct sow spring through summer. Sow rutabagas in July for a fall/winter crop. Broadcast the bran mixture around the base of plants. Flea beetles chew tiny pinholes in leaves. Early control is essential to minimize the damage.

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

These slightly-flattened turnips have sweet, crisp, white flesh with spicy, red skin. Turnips prefer a fertile, well-drained soil, with a pH of 6.0-7.5. Sow early spring through late summer in a 2-4" wide band, seeds 1" apart (35 seeds/ft.) for small...

Packet: 400 seeds.Turnips are tolerant of moderate frost as seedlings in spring, and as mature plants in fall. Hakurei stays smooth as it sizes. Roots are smoothest when small.Turnips with greens store at 32°F (0°C) and 95% relative humidity for 10-14...

Selected strain of this traditional, Southern U.S. variety. Turnips prefer a fertile, well-drained soil, with a pH of 6.0-7.5. Sow early spring through late summer in a 2-4" wide band, seeds 1" apart (35 seeds/ft.) for small turnips or 2" apart and half...

Direct sow spring through summer. Sow rutabagas in July for a fall/winter crop. Broadcast the bran mixture around the base of plants. Flea beetles chew tiny pinholes in leaves. Early control is essential to minimize the damage.

What causes turnips to crack and how can you fix turnip cracking?. Mulch to cool the soil, conserve water and control weeds, and you should have crack free turnip roots about two to three weeks after the first fall frost.

Remove any diseased plants immediately upon detection of the disease. These weeds overwinter and harbor both the virus and aphids. As the leaf ages, the leaf spots morph into a light and dark green mosaic mottling in the leaves of the plant.

Growing turnips should be done with seeds in the soil about 1/2 inch deep at a rate of three to 20 seeds per foot. Harvesting turnips can make a great root cellar vegetable for storing along with carrots,

It is best to pull up the plant once it bolts or leave it to self-seed, if you have room. 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...

Their leaves are high in vitamins A, C and K, as well as many other minerals and nutrients. Learn how to prevent turnip white spot and save those healthy greens.from all sorts of vegetables provide many nutrient benefits.