Turnips

Root vegetables like carrots, beets, and turnips are great for overwintering. Cold temperatures will even initiate a process known as chill-sweetening, in which the plants… Read More »Can You Over Winter Turnips?

Water turnips carefully, since adult cabbage maggots can detect high levels of moisture and will lay their eggs in these areas. Provide turnips with about… Read More »How Do You Keep Worms Out Of Turnips?

Bolting is generally caused by stress which can take the form of too little watering or poor soil. Bolting of turnips is common when the… Read More »Why Are My Turnips Seeding?

Turnips grown for roots are thinned for the first time when the seedlings are about 4 inches tall. A spacing of 2 to 6 inches… Read More »When Should I Thin Out My Turnips?

Store turnips in your fridge’s crisper drawer for up to 3 weeks. Put the roots in a resealable plastic bag and try to remove as… Read More »How Long Do Turnips Last Out Of The Ground?

Turnips are cold hardy root vegetables that help improve soil. Turnips are cold hardy root vegetables that help improve soil. Cover cropping is one of… Read More »Do Turnips Enrich Soil?

Store turnips wrapped in a moist cloth or paper towel in a perforated plastic bag in the vegetable crisper drawer of the refrigerator. Turnips will… Read More »How Do You Store Fresh Turnips?

If you’re growing turnips primarily for their greens, you can begin harvesting when the leaves are young and tender, when they are about 4-5 inches… Read More »How Do You Know When To Pick Turnips?

Turnips withstand frost well and don’t need to be dug until the ground freezes. Therefore, if you are not in danger of a freeze, you… Read More »Do Turnips Grow Well In Winter?

Question: My turnips and rutabagas have a woody texture inside the core and are often brown or hollow on the interior of the root. What… Read More »Why Are My Turnips Woody?