Turnip plant

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