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Turnips are so easy and quick to grow, you’ll have them on your dinner plate in no time!

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Sow

• Choose a site or pot with moist but well-drained soil, sheltered with partial shade. Make sure not to plant them where other brassicas (e.g. cauliflower, brussels sprouts, cabbage, turnips, kale, kohlrabi) have grown in the last 3-4 years to avoid disease.

• You can sow under cover from February, or wait until after frosts in April. Sow in a module tray and transplant outside when risk of frost has gone. 

• Transplant them at least 10-15 cm apart, or transplant them 25 cm apart to provide a bigger crop, in rows 50cm apart.

 

Care

• Keep moist during dry weather, otherwise they will become woody. 

• Mulch around them to retain moisture and to minimize weeds. 

 

Harvest

• You can harvest them once they reach 7-10 cm in diameter, which can be as soon as 5 -8 weeks after sowing. 

• For later sowings, lift before hard frosts – they can tolerate light frosts, which will make them taste sweeter!

• Store in a cold dark place for up to 4 months