TURNIP-PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE
TURNIP-PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE
A$3.50
Availability: 26 in stock
Brassica Rapa
TURNIP-PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE dates back to the 1800s & has remained popular for its beautiful appearance, production quality, & ease of growth. This popular heirloom variety has a large purple to red top that fades into white on the bottom. It’s a tender, white-fleshed variety that grows quickly & keeps well, making it a top choice for home gardens. A popular early variety. The top reaches 10-12cm diameter. The young leaves can be cooked as greens & the flesh has an excellent flavor, ideal in soups & stews or enjoys them roasted or mashed like potatoes.
Plant seeds outdoors where they are to grow & cover seeds with fine soil. When young seedlings are 5 – 10cm tall, thin to 10 to 15cm apart. Avoid using fresh manure in a soil where you plant turnips. Plants produce best in light, well-drained soil.
| Germination Time (Days) | 6 – 12 |
| Harvest Time (Days) | 50 – 90 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 10 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 7 – 15 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 45 |
| pH | 5 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Hardy |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
20 - 40 cm (8 - 16 inches)
Season of Interest
Spring and autumn
Temperature Range
10 - 24 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Biennial
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost Hardy
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow Direct
Soil
Rich, moist, well-drained loam or sandy soil
pH
6.0 - 6.8
Soil Temperature
12 - 20 °C (54 - 68 °F)
Seed Preparation
No preparation needed
Sowing Depth
1 - 1.5 cm (0.4 - 0.6 inches)
Plant Spacing
10 - 15 cm (4 - 6 inches)
Row spacing
30 cm (12 inches)
Watering
Germination Time (Days)
4 - 10 days
Harvest Time (Days)
55 - 60 days
Good Companion Plants
Peas, Marigolds, and Clover
Bad Companion Plants
Potatoes, Cabbage
Pests
Cabbage root maggots, Aphids
Diseases
White rust, Root rot
More About Us
When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.
Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn’t suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden
