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Purple Top - Open Pollinated Turnip Seeds

Purple Top - Open Pollinated Turnip Seeds

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Purple Top - Open Pollinated Turnip Seeds

Brassica rapus 

  • Medium maturity: 55 days. 
  • Very popular old heirloom turnip.  
  • Globe shaped smooth roots. 
  • Bright purple on top and creamy white in the portion below the soil line. 
  • Mild flavored and sweet. 
  • Open-pollinated seeds. 
  • Natural, Untreated, Non-GMO Seeds. 

CANADA NO.1
GERM: 98%
TEST DATE: SEP 2023

 

Turnips are best sown directly into open soil, but can also be grown in large containers. Wait until the soil is warm in mid-spring, because turnips tend to run to seed (bolt) when sown too soon. Sow early varieties successionally every 3-4 weeks from mid-spring to midsummer, in rows ½ in (1 cm) deep and 9 in (23 cm) apart. Slower-maturing main crop varieties can be sown at the same depth in midsummer, in rows 12 in (30 cm) apart. For a spring crop of turnip tops—greens with a distinctive peppery, lemony flavor—sow a main crop variety in late summer or early fall in rows 6 in (15 cm) apart.