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Purple Top White Globe Turnip Seeds

Purple Top White Globe Turnip Seeds

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~2.0 g (~740 seeds)
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First-time growers will be pleasantly surprised! This root crop that has fed the world's people for thousands of years can be eaten fresh, roasted, or used like potatoes, even mashed! Turnips store particularly well. Fun fact: The old Irish tradition of putting lit embers inside a hollowed out turnip was the inspiration for Jack O'Lanterns.
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Variety Info

Days to Maturity: 50 days

Family: Brassicaceae

Native: Probably Eurasia

Hardiness: Frost-tolerant biennial, grown as an annual; will withstand light frost.

Exposure: Full sun to part shade

Plant Dimensions: 2"–6" diameter roots. Greens are 14"–22" tall with leaf blades 3"–5" wide.

Variety Info: The globe-shaped roots have purple shoulders above ground and are creamy-white below the soil level.

Attributes: Frost Tolerant

Sowing Info

When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date, and when soil temperatures reach 50°F, ideally 65°–80°F. Successive Sowings: Every 2 weeks up to 8 to 10 weeks before your average first fall frost date. Mild Climates: Sow in fall for cool–season harvest.

When to Start Inside: Not recommended; roots sensitive to disturbance.

Days to Emerge: 5–10 days

Seed Depth: ¼"

Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 4"–6"

Row Spacing: 18"

Thinning: Thin to 1 every 4"–6"

Growing Info

Harvesting: For the most tender turnip, harvest when roots are no larger than 2" in diameter; however, a 3" root will still be of quite good quality. If allowed to grow larger, up to 6", the quality will not be the best for raw use, but will be fine for cooking. If sown for baby greens, harvest greens at 2"–4" tall. Harvesting no more than 25% of the plant's leaves at a time will not affect the plant's ability to produce large roots.

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  • Tom S.
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Feb 4, 2025
    5 Stars

    "3 to 5 inch wide leaves"....hahaha, if turnips are given ideal growing conditions (southern FL in mid-winter, for example, with organically amended soil), leaf _surfaces_ will be well in excess of 1 foot long and 9 inches wide.

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  • Margaret V.
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Dec 13, 2024
    5 Stars

    It’s pretty easy to grow radishes and daikon! It makes me giggle to grow things like turnips in grow bags at the picnic tables at work. I have started a thing! Thanks

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  • C S.
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Dec 1, 2023
    5 Stars

    First time growing turnips! I’m in zone 8. I started this seed around the first of October and they germinated very well and quickly. Lots of seed included in the packet. You can sow thinly.

    These grew beautifully. I had them in a 10 gallon grow bag. They produced a huge bunch of greens. I didn’t do as well with the actual turnip roots, I only got a few very small, not especially round turnips, but I chalk that up to my inexperience with providing the right conditions, rather than the seed. The greens are beautiful and I just harvested them today, November 30, to cook after we’ve had a few very cold nights. I expect they’ll be delicious.

    I have another grow bag planted with this seed that’s managed to germinate in November despite us being in the 20s several nights in the past weeks. I can attest that it’s quite hardy. I will try some different things to see if I can fare better with growing the turnip roots - I had the same problem with carrots, so it’s something I’m doing wrong. The seed quality appears excellent. I have lots of seed left to try again in early spring.

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  • Joshua W.
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Dec 24, 2024
    5 Stars

    The seeds arrived quickly and well packaged with great germination.

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  • Jackie H.
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Dec 7, 2024
    5 Stars

    I have cooked what my "Granny" would call a mess of mix greens, and looking forward to the next.

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