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Brassica rapa

Join farm-to-table chefs and add this premium Japanese salad turnip to your garden repertoire. Pure white and mild, 'Turnip White Lady' is a great baby turnip in salads, crudité trays, and pickling, as well as traditional cooked turnip dishes. The roots have a smooth texture and slightly sweet, fruity flavor that upgrades homegrown meals, and the greens are also delicious. Fast growing, enjoy 2" baby-sized turnips in only 30 days, or grow them to full size (4"–5") in just 40 days.

About

Features
Family
Brassicaceae

Native
Probably Eurasia

Life Cycle
Annual

Plant Height

2"–5" diameter roots

About Turnip White Lady

Brassica rapa

Turnip White Lady is a white, Japanese salad turnip with dark green, smooth leaf tops, known for being quick to harvest and well-suited for eating fresh as well as cooked.

Further Information

Growing Conditions
Frost Tolerant

Planting Info

Planting Turnip
Days to Maturity
30–40 days

Plant Spacing
A group of 3 seeds every 4"–6"

Light Required
Full sun to part shade

Plant Height

2"–5" diameter roots

Planting Depth
¼"

Planting Details

Row Spacing	18"
Seed Depth	¼"
Seed Spacing	A group of 3 seeds every 4"–6"
Thinning	Thin to 1 every 4"–6"
Germination	5–10 days
Start Indoors	Not recommended; roots sensitive to disturbance.
Direct Sow	RECOMMENDED. 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date, and when soil temperatures reach 50°F, ideally 65°–80°F. Successive Sowings: Every 2 weeks up to 8 to 10 weeks before your average first fall frost date. Mild Climates: Sow in fall for cool–season harvest.
Growing & Harvesting	For the most tender turnip, harvest when roots are no larger than 5" in diameter; however, a 3" root will still be of quite good quality. If allowed to grow larger, up to 6", the quality will not be the best for raw use, but will be fine for cooking. If sown for baby greens, harvest greens at 2"–4" tall. Harvesting no more than 25% of the plant's leaves at a time will not affect the plant's ability to produce large roots.