Description

Savor the taste of a centuries-old root vegetable with 'White Globe Purple Top' turnips. These organic turnips produce globe-shaped roots with purple shoulders and creamy-white flesh below ground, perfect for a variety of dishes, from fresh salads to roasted and mashed turnips. Known for their storability, these turnips thrive in cool climates and mature in just 50 days, offering a mild, sweet flavor that is ideal for family meals. Whether you're new to gardening or an experienced grower, this easy-to-grow crop will reward you with a hearty harvest.

Botanical Name: Brassica rapa
Days to Maturity: 50 days
Family: Brassicaceae
Native: Probably Eurasia
Hardiness: Frost-tolerant biennial, grown as an annual; will withstand light frost.
Plant Dimensions: 2″–6″ diameter roots. Greens are 14″–22″ tall with leaf blades 3″–5″ wide.
Variety Information: The globe-shaped roots have purple shoulders above ground and are creamy-white below the soil level.

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″

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.

This packet sows up to 124 feet. 740 seeds.