Turnip - Gold Ball

Common Name: Turnip - Gold Ball

Scientific Name: Brassica rapa

Life Cycle: Hardy Biennial (usually grown as an annual)

Description: 

• root vegetable

• sweet & tender

• highly nutritious - can be eaten raw or cooked

Sowing Depth & Method: 10 mm deep, direct sow 

Row spacing: 30 cm 

Plant spacing: 10 cm  

Season: Spring, Summer & Autumn

Position: part or full sun, moist well-drained soil

Days until germination: 5 - 10 days at 7 - 25 degrees Celsius

Days until maturity: 45 - 50 days

Approx Number of Seeds: 150

When to Sow in your climate:Note: Protect against aphids & caterpillars.  Roots are most tender when young.