Purple Top White Globe Organic Turnip Seed

Quick Facts

Latin Name
Brassica rapa

Days To Maturity
50 days

Life Cycle
Annual

Hybrid Status
Open Pollinated

Product Features
Heirloom Organic Seeds, Plants, and Supplies

SCIENTIFIC NAME:

Brassica rapa

CULTURE:

Turnips are tolerant of moderate frost and prefer a fertile, well-drained soil, with a pH of 6.0–7.5.

DAYS TO MATURITY:

From direct seeding.

DIRECT SEEDING:

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 this rate) for larger turnips. Sow 1/4– 1/2″ deep in rows 12–18″ apart.

AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE:

1 oz./320′, 3.1 oz./1,000′, 5 2/3 lb./acre at 35 seeds/ft. in rows 18″ apart.

INSECT PESTS:

Floating row covers installed at the time of sowing will keep the turnips free of insect pests, including flea beetles and root maggots.

HARVEST:

Young radish-size turnips are ready in about 30 days; full-size turnips are ready in about 40–50 days. Roots are smoothest when small.

STORAGE:

Turnips with greens store at 32°F (0°C) and 95% relative humidity (RH) for 10–14 days. Fall-harvested Purple Top White Globe turnips can be topped at harvest and stored at 32–40°F (0–4°C) with 90–95% RH for 4–6 months.

SEEDS/LB. (AVG.):

See individual varieties.

PACKET:

400 seeds, sows 11′.

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