How to grow Turnip plant growing and care:
Well drain soil, airy soil, clean from stone or hard object
What is the best way to start growing?
Seedling / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Need clean ground from stone
Planting season:
Autumn – frost free area / Spring – temperate climate
Pests and diseases:
Pieris (butterfly), slugs
Pruning season:
All season
How to prune:
No need to prune
Size of the plant?
Leaves 20-40 cm (8-16 inches), taproot 4-10 cm (2-4 inches), flower stem 70-100 cm (28-40 inches)
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Summer
General information about the flower
Small yellow flowers grow on inflorescence
Thinning the bloom:
Unless you want to save the seeds recommend thinning
Pollination is done by:
Bee and butterfly
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
In warm area all year less in the summer, in cold area Spring / Summer / Autumn
How to harvest the leaves?
Trim the leaves in the base of the leave next to the root, for salad young leaves for cooked mature leaves
Information about leaves:
Green leaves 20-30 cm,
Uses of Turnip plant leaves:
Cooked, stir fry, salad
Edible Roots
Information about Turnip plant’s taproot:
Round to top shape, colors: in the top pink-purple or green with white
When to pull up Turnip plant’s taproot:
About 50-70 days to harvest, when sow in the autumn it’s in the winter, when sow in the spring it’s in the summer
Uses of Turnip plant leaves:
Cooked, salad
Scientific name:
Brassica rapa subsp. rapa
Categories
Blooming Seasons |
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Edible Parts |
- Edible leaves
- Edible Roots
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Culinary uses |
- Cooked
- Eaten raw
- Leafy vegetables
- Salad
- Stuffed or Wrapped
- Vegetables
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Flower colors |
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Climate |
- Mediterranean Climate
- Subtropics Climate
- Temperate Climate
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Harvest Season |
- Autumn Harvest
- Spring Harvest
- Summer Harvest
- Winter harvest
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Plant growing speed |
- Average growing plants
- Fast growing plants
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Plant life-form |
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Plant Uses |
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Planting Season |
- Autumn Planting
- Spring Planting
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Plants sun exposure |
- Full sun Plants
- Part shade Plants
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Watering plants |
- Big amount of water
- Regularly water
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Hardiness zone |
- Hardiness zone 10
- Hardiness zone 11
- Hardiness zone 2
- Hardiness zone 3
- Hardiness zone 4
- Hardiness zone 5
- Hardiness zone 6
- Hardiness zone 7
- Hardiness zone 8
- Hardiness zone 9
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