| "Turnip
Purple Top White Globe" is a Ferry Morse seed.
The white fine-grained flesh is mild and sweet tasting. They are great in soups and stews or with mashed potatoes.
The Bed: Add a fresh layer
of rich compost to the top soil, then till or spade the bed to
loosen the soil and work in the compost. Rake level.
How to Grow: "Turnips"
can be planted 3 to 5 weeks before last frost. Plant seed
1/4" to 1/2" deep, spaced 1" or less apart. Rows
should be 10" to 12" apart. Thin Turnip seedlings to
4" to 6" apart. Keep the soil moist but not soggy
until the seed germinates. After germination water as needed to
keep the soil moist.
Harvesting: Dig or pull
tubers when they are 2" across. Thinned seedlings can be
eaten as greens.
Available Hybrids - Cultivars: All
from Ferry Morse. Hakurei Hybrid 40 - 60 days, and Seven Top 45
days.
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