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Turnip Milan Red Top

• Botanical Name: Brassica rapa glabra

Turnips are a long forgotten and neglected vegetable, but picked young, cooked tender and served steamed or sautéed, they add a nice touch to summer soups or salads and are experiencing a comeback in gourmet cooking. The quick growing round roots are pure white below the soil line and vivid red above. Roots grow 10-12.5cm across, but best when 5-7cm across. For baby vegetables pick at only 2.5-3.5cm and include foliage. (50 days)

Heirloom; 10-25 degrees; 7-10 days; 15cm apart; Cooler Temps; 1.2.3; Direct Sow; 500 seeds; Root Crop.