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.
