Fact Sheets And Publications
Turnips
General information
- Brassica rapa, Turnip
- Brasssicaceae family (Mustards)
- Sunlight: full sun. Can tolerate some shade.
- Soil Conditions: loose, fertile soil with good drainage.
- Roots and leaves can be eaten.
Pests and diseases
- Purple Top White Globe (50 days) Smooth round roots, white flesh below ground, purple above. (pictured here)
- Hakurei (38 days) Smooth flat-round, white roots, matures early.
- Scarlet Queen (43 days) Sweet, crisp, white flesh, red skin.
Successful cultivars and harvest
- Powdery Mildew
- Downy Mildew
- Aphids
- White Spot
- Cabbage root maggots
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