Turnip 200 seed "Purple top Milan"

Turnip

200 seed

"Purple top Milan"

One of the earliest turnips it has distinctive white flat roots topped with purple which have an excellent flavour. Quick to mature it is an ideal catch crop between slower growing vegetables. The flavour is sweet and mild. A good variety for marketing. Popular in Italy, the Milan turnip is a 19th-century Italian heirloom.

Turnip prefer full sun with a soil pH of 6.5. Turnip are moderate feeders; require a deep, loose cultivated soil with medium water retention. Apply generously, compost and well rotted manure prior to planting. Turnips benefit from regular feedings with a compost tea or fertilizer with higher amounts of phosphorous and potassium for good root development. Boron is a key trace element for the prevention of Brown Heart (water core). (Boron may also be applied separately as a spray 4-6 weeks after planting).

Sow turnip thinly ¿-¿¿ deep. Space young turnip plants to 4-6¿ apart in rows 24-30¿ apart.