One of the most used green vegetables in the world of cooking, the turnip is essential in culinary gardens. It has medicinal properties too.
Dwarf, compact plant. Golden white skin and flesh. Its root is round. The leaves of the plant look like the mustard’s ones.
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Botanical name | Brassica rapa subsp. rapa |
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Average germination (%) | 90 |
Climate Zone | Mediterranean |
Hardiness | Hardy (tolerates temperatures down to -5ºC), No drought resistant |
Plant use | Balcony & Courtyard, Culinary, Herbs garden, Medicinal |
Planting distance | 7-15 |
Seeds per gram | 580 |
Soil - Moisture | Fresh to moist |
Soil - Ph | Neutral to acid |
Soil - Type | Loam, Potting mix |
Sow outside in early spring or late summer for a fall crop. Prefers vegetal soils from neutral to acid ones.
It is one of the most sold variety in Europe and in North America. It can be grown in pots. An anti-inflammatory and antibacterial plant containing more C vitamin than Spinach. The Turnip was a well-established crop in Hellenistic and Roman times, which leads to the assumption that it was brought into cultivation earlier.