| Season: |
Warm Weather |
| Spring Planting Dates: |
Feb. 1 - April 1 |
| Fall Planting Dates: |
Aug. 10 - Oct. 1 |
| Day to Maturity: |
40 - 60 |
| Plant Size: |
12-20" tall, 12" wide |
| Water Need: |
Medium |
| Seeds or Plants/100 ft.: |
1/4 oz. |
| Spacing, Rows/Plants: |
30" x 2" |
| Recommended Varieties: |
Purpletop, Shogoin,
Just Right (roots) |
Fall gardens and turnips are made for each other. And more than likely,
if you have
a fall garden, you have included turnips.
Turnips have a maturity date of 40 to 60 days. Plant them right on top
of the planting furrow. Press seed down for good contact and cover lightly
with mulch. Provide adequate moisture to prevent the soil from drying out.
Some turnip varieties are grown for their greens while other varieties
are grown for their turnips. Purpletop, which produces a 5- to 6-inch round
turnip root, is grown for both its greens and turnips. Just Right is grown
more for its root. An Oriental variety you may want to plant is Shogoin.
Leaves can be harvested from turnips as they grow. The plant will continue
to grow new leaves as you snap the older leaves off. |
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Common Insect Pests
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Aphids
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Flea Beetles
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Foliage-Feeding Worms
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Stinkbugs
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Common Diseases
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Anthracnose
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Alternaria Leaf Spot
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Black Rot
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Cercospora Leaf Spot
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Downy Mildew
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Powdery Mildew
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White Spot
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Yellows (Fusarium Wilt)
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