Turnip Seeds

🌱 Turnip Seeds — Sowing, Growing, Pest Care and Harvest

Practical cultivation guidance for Turnip Seeds; all original seed packet details and product specifications are preserved below.

📦 Product Information

Purple Top White Globe is a fast growing, crisp, fine-grained turnip. It is purple above ground and white below. It keeps its mild, sweet flavor and tenderness yet grows larger than other turnips and stores well.

• Germination Temperature: 15-35°C
• Sowing Months North : Oct-Nov
• Sowing Months South : Oct-Nov
• Sowing Distance: 4 Inch between Seeds/ 1.5 FT between Rows
• Method of Sowing: Direct
• Sowing Depth in Inches:.5 Inch
• Maturity Period: 40-50 Days

🌱 Sowing and Nursery

Direct sow turnip in a fine, stone-free cool-season bed; thin crowded plants early for tender roots. Follow the packet’s planting depth, temperature and crop spacing. Keep the seedbed damp but never waterlogged while seedlings establish.

☀️ Sunlight and Soil

Loose, stone-free soil in bright cool conditions encourages good root quality. Work in mature compost and avoid heavy, compacted or waterlogged soil. Where planting in pots, provide adequate adult root room and drainage.

💧 Watering and Fertiliser

Water at the roots when the topsoil begins to dry, especially while forming fruits, leaves or edible roots. Maintain steady moisture rather than repeated drought and flooding. Use a suitable crop fertiliser only as required and at its specified label rate.

🌼 Plant Development and Pollination

Maintain appropriate spacing and inspect for early pest symptoms weekly.

🐛 Pests and Diseases

Monitor aphids, flea beetles, root maggots and fungal leaf spots; improve drainage. Control weeds, remove heavily diseased foliage, rotate crop families and use only locally permitted crop treatments following pre-harvest intervals.

🧺 Harvesting

Lift turnip roots while tender and usable, before they become woody. Harvest times are indicative and depend on season, seed batch and care.

❓ Customer Questions

Can I use a container? Yes, if it is sufficiently large, draining and suitable for the mature crop.
Why no harvest yet? Sowing season, sun, feeding, water and pollination where needed can affect yield.
How do I manage pests? Identify the pest, remove infected debris and use crop-authorised methods.

Follow the original seed pack for exact growing figures. No harvest or germination guarantee.