Growing Turnips
Botanical name: Brassica rapaGrowing Turnips Organic Gardening Fact Sheet Seed | | | 
| | Planting time: | SP,FA | | Seeds per ounce: | 93000-12000 | | Ounces per square foot: | 0.002 | | Minimum legal germination rate: | 80% | | Germination type: | Short Germinating seeds | | Notes
Turnips are easy to grow in Spring or Fall. As the plant grows the leaves can be harvested as "greens" through the season as long as the crown (top of the root) isn't damaged. The Turnip roots should be harvested when they are about 2 to 3 inches in diameter. | | Planting | | | | In garden spacing (inches): | 4 | | | | In flat spacing (inches): | 1 | | | Planting depth (inches): | Cover seed with soil | | Maxiumum number of plants per square foot: | 13 | | Nutrient relationship:: | Light Feeder,Low Nitrogen User | | | | Harvest | | | Days to maturity: | 35-79 | | Harvesting period (days): | 28 | | Minimum yields in pounds /square foot: | Leaves-1
Roots-1 | | | | | | | | Cultural | | Diseases: | Downy Mildew, White Rust, Sclerotinia Stalk Rot (White Mold), Leaf Spots, Virus Mosaic | | Insect pests:(Insect Pest Finder) | Cabbage Looper, Diamondback Moth, Flea Beetle, Green Peach Aphid, Pea Aphid, Slugs and Snails | | | | Varieties | | Amber Globe Turnip, Golden Ball, Hakurei, Purple Top White Globe, Seven Top , Shogoin, White Egg | Organic Gardening Seed and Plant Sources
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