Open Pollinated Purple Top White Turnip - 50 Seeds

Botanical Name: Brassica rapa subsp. rapa

Short Description:

Purple Top White Turnip is a popular open-pollinated (OP) root vegetable variety known for its round roots with white lower portions and attractive purple shoulders exposed to sunlight. The roots have crisp, tender flesh and a mild, slightly sweet flavor, making them ideal for soups, stews, curries, roasting, and fresh cooking. The nutritious green tops can also be harvested and used as leafy vegetables.

This cool-season vegetable grows quickly and is suitable for kitchen gardens, raised beds, and containers with sufficient depth. Purple Top White Turnip performs best in loose, fertile, well-drained soil and develops the best flavour when grown in cool weather. As an open-pollinated variety, it is a useful choice for home gardeners interested in traditional vegetable varieties and seed saving under suitable isolation and pollination conditions.

Common Names: Purple Top White Globe Turnip, Purple-Top Turnip, White Turnip, Garden Turnip.

Growing Tips:

• Sunlight: Full sun, ideally 6–8 hours daily.

• Soil: Loose, fertile, well-drained soil free of large stones.

• Sowing: Direct-sow seeds about 1 cm deep in the garden bed.

• Watering: Keep soil evenly moist for tender, well-shaped roots.

• Germination: Usually 4–10 days under favorable conditions.