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How to grow turnips

Brassica rapa subsp. rapa · brassicaceae family · annual crop

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Growing basics

Turnip is a cool-season crop, usually direct-sown in the garden.

Seeds germinate once soil reaches about 40°F.

Plants bolt or decline once sustained daytime highs reach 75°F.

Varieties in the library run 38 to 50 days to maturity.

Grows best in full sun.

Frost-hardy: keeps going through freezes.

Space plants about 4 inches apart.

Sources

3 turnips in the library

Purple Top White Globe · Hakurei · Tokyo Cross

Each has a full cited page in the library.

Pests and diseases we cover

Identification and treatment for each, with photos, in the library.

Row & Bed covers 3 turnip varieties, each with a cited care timeline and fertilization schedule, identification and treatment for the pest that reaches them, and planting windows worked out for your ZIP.

Set up your garden

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