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Turnip: Purple Top
A flat white turnip – unsurprisingly with purple tops! This is a classic Italian heritage variety from Milan with a creamy white, firm, crunchy and mildly sweet flesh, perfect for summer and autumn harvests.
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Description
Best Grown: Outdoors
Sowing Time: March–July
Plant Out: Not usually transplanted; sow direct
Harvest Time: May–October (approx. 6–10 weeks from sowing)
Spacing: Thin seedlings to 10–15 cm apart in rows 25–30 cm apart
Height: Leaves approx. 30–40 cm tall
Difficulty: Easy
Why grow it?
- Attractive purple-and-white roots
- Mild, sweet flavour suitable raw or cooked
- Quick-growing — harvest from as little as 6 weeks
- Great for summer and autumn crops
- Easy and reliable for beginners
How to grow: Sow direct outdoors March–July. Sow thinly, 1 cm deep, in rows 25–30 cm apart. Keep soil moist for best flavour and tender roots. Thin seedlings to 10–15 cm apart. Harvest young for mild taste or leave to mature for larger roots.
Cooking / usage ideas: Tasty raw in salads, grated into slaws, or cooked in soups, stews, and roasts. Young greens are also edible.
Seeds per pack: not specified
