Established in mid to late summer, purple top turnips are used for grazing early fall into late winter. Turnips mixed with annual ryegrass and other cereal grains make a good fall feed when broadcast into corn or soybeans before harvest.
Can you broadcast turnips?
Plant only 2 to 3 pounds of turnip seed per acre. The seed is very small, so barely cover it. Simply broadcasting seed onto tilled soils works well for many growers, especially on rough seedbeds where rainfall or irrigation washes soil onto the seeds for soil coverage.
Can you broadcast turnips and radishes?
If the clover is dormant due to drought, etc., top sown (broadcast) radish and turnip seeds may get seed to soil contact and germinate. However, once a clover stand is established and productive it’s rare for seed to be broadcast into the stand and have enough seed to soil contact to germinate.
How long does it take for purple top turnips to mature?
about 55 days
The most vigorous root growth takes place during periods of low temperatures and they will reach maturity in about 55 days. Soil temperatures should be at least 50° for germination.
Can you broadcast seed brassicas?
Brassica seeds can be purchased separately at garden/farm supply stores or in Brassica mixtures such as Bio-Logic Maximum, Imperial Winter-Greens, or Pennington Deer greens. The seeds are relatively easy to plant by traditional broadcasting or by no-till.
How late can you plant turnips for deer?
Turnips can be planted in late summer in northern climates or early fall in the southern states. Different turnip varieties produce different proportions of leaves and roots.
Do deer prefer radishes or turnips?
The deer will eventually eat the turnip greens but the radishes are preferred.
Do deer like radishes or turnips?
Conclusion. Turnips and radishes are an important part of any food plot program. But, people get carried away with growing them because they often produce a large plant with a huge tubers. But, deer don’t generally eat the tubers so I prefer to plant large-leafed plants such as t-raptor.
How late can you plant purple top turnips?
You must plant them so that you have 45 to 65 days before daytime temperatures reach 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Alternatively, sow them in late summer for a fall harvest after high temperatures have passed, or in regions with cooler summers, sow them every two weeks through the middle of the summer for a continuous yield.
When’s the best time to plant purple top turnips?
Under ideal growing conditions, they’ll grow very fast and can reach maturity in 50-80 days. For hunting season, plant late summer in the north or early fall in the south.
What is a good fertilizer for turnips?
Turnip gives a good response to organic fertilizers such as compost tea, blood and bone meal, and fish emulsion. If growing for greens, high nitrogen fertilizer will help produce deep, healthy green. A fertilizer that has high potassium will be better for the roots of the Turnip.
How many purple top turnip seeds are in a pound?
approximately 220,000 seeds
Great Basin Seed’s Purple Top Turnips are sold in bulk pounds with approximately 220,000 seeds per pound!
Should you soak turnip seeds before planting?
By soaking the seed, it enables the new growth from the inside to push through the hard shell and grow. The seeds that could benefit from a good soaking include: corn, pumpkin, beans, chard, beets, and peas. The seeds you shouldn’t soak include: carrots, lettuce, radish, celery, turnips, and spinach.
How many pounds per acre do you need to plant turnips?
2 – 4 lbs.
Use 2 – 4 lbs. of seed per acre for turnips. Turnips can be seed conventional, no-till or aerial. Turnip seed is small, and it is essential that it be seeded into a fine, firm seedbed with adequate moisture for germination.
How many years in a row can you plant brassicas?
Tip: To avoid disease and pest problems, don’t plant brassicas in the same plot for more than two years in a row.
Can you plant brassicas and clover together?
Spring planted clover with brassicas is bad. Fall planted clover with brassicas is ok. They do 10 times better separate.
What can you rotate with brassicas?
Here is a traditional three year rotation plan where potatoes and brassicas are important crops:
- Year one. Section one: Potatoes. Section two: Legumes, onions and roots. Section three: Brassicas.
- Year two. Section one: Legumes, onions and roots. Section two: Brassicas.
- Year three. Section one: Brassicas. Section two: Potatoes.
Do turnips need lime?
Turnips do best with a soil pH over 6.0. Lime and fertilize as needed.
Will deer eat turnips after a freeze?
Turnips and radishes provide excellent late-season food well into the winter long after their leaves are broken down. Deer will eat the tubers as long as they can get dig them out of the frozen ground.
What can you spray turnips with?
Oils like neem or canola oil or insecticidal soaps will generally work to control the cabbage aphids infesting your turnips. If you do apply insecticidal soap, do so in cloudy weather that is less than 90 F.
What is the best thing to plant for deer food plot?
Typical cereals planted for deer would include oats, wheat, triticale and rye. When native green forage becomes less available from fall through spring, these crops will attract large numbers of deer and provide valuable nutrition to help them through this difficult period.