Turnip Norfolk Green

£1.09

An English Heirloom variety dating back to the 16th Century, producing larger turnips with a deep cut leaf and green collar / shoulders. The texture is finer than many modern types with an excellent mellow taste.

Size: 6gm

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SKU: TUR06 Categories: Turnip Seeds, Vegetables

Cultivation Advice

Turnip Norfolk Green

Turnip Norfolk Green is an English Heirloom variety dating back to the 16th Century, producing larger turnips with a deep cut leaf and green collar / shoulders. The texture is finer than many modern types with an excellent mellow taste.

Cultivation Advice Turnip Norfolk Green

Sow direct to bed outdoors avoiding freshly manured areas as soon as soil is workable in early spring.
Sow a second crop in late summer for an autumn harvest. Cover seeds with 1/4 inch fine soil. Space rows 15 to 18 inches apart.
When young seedlings are 2 to 4 inches tall, thin to 4 to 6 inches apart.
Germination takes 10 to 14 days or longer, depending upon soil and weather conditions.
Harvest when turnips are no larger than 2 inches in diameter. Greens can be harvested when young and tender.