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Brassica rapa

50Days to maturity

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Purple Top White Globe Organic Turnip Seed

Item #HSC-TUR-002-PKT

The classic American turnip.

A selected strain of this Southern favorite. Smooth, round roots 3–4" across are white below ground and bright purple above.

The large, lobed greens are good for cooking.

About 50 days from sowing. Open-pollinated, certified organic seed.

Specs

Packet: 400 seeds
Average 238,715 seeds per lb.

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$6.55

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Quick Facts

Seed size (10 mm scale) and germination soil temperature chart for turnip — Seed size & germination

Latin Name: Brassica rapa
Days To Maturity: 50 days
Life Cycle: Annual
Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
Product Features

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Sow in a band

1" apart for baby turnips, 2" for big ones.

Cover at sowing

Keeps flea beetles and root maggots off.

Pick young

Small roots are the smoothest.

Store near freezing

High humidity keeps roots crisp.

Growing Information

Scientific name

Brassica rapa

Culture

Turnips handle moderate frost and like fertile, free-draining soil at pH 6.0–7.5.

Days to maturity

Counted from direct sowing.

Direct sowing

From early spring to late summer, sow 1/4–1/2" deep in a 2–4" band, in rows 12–18" apart. For small turnips, space seeds about 1" apart (around 35 per foot); for bigger roots, 2" apart at half that rate.

Seeding rate

At 35 seeds per foot in 18" rows: about 1 oz. per 320 ft., or 5⅔ lb. per acre.

Insect pests

Row cover laid at sowing keeps out flea beetles and root maggots.

Harvest

Small, radish-sized turnips are ready in about 30 days and full-sized roots in 40–50. Roots are smoothest when young.

Storage

Bunched with greens, turnips keep 10–14 days at 32°F (0°C) and 95% humidity. Fall-harvested storage types, topped, keep 4–6 months at 0–4°C (32–40°F) and 90–95% humidity.

Packet

400 seeds.

Seeds per lb.

About 238,715 on average.

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