Turnip 'Purple Top Milan'
Turnip 'Purple Top Milan' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Purple Top Milan' is an Italian heirloom with creamy-white flat roots topped with purple. It has an excellent flavour; the flesh is fine-grained, crisp and succulent, use roasted, boiled or mashed. The tops (turnip greens) are good steamed and are high in carotene and calcium. Days to harvest: 60.
Product: Turnip 'Purple Top Milan'
Product type: SEED ()
Botanical name: Brassica rapa var. rapifera
An Italian heirloom introduced before 1888 with creamy white flat roots topped with purple. Excellent flavour, flesh is fine-grained, crisp and succulent, use roasted, boiled or mashed. The leafy tops are good steamed and they are high in carotene and calcium. This is a very hardy vegetable and easy to grow.
Plant type: Cool season annual
Plant height: 30 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 8 - 25°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring to early autumn
Subtropical: Late autumn to early winter
Tropical: April - June
Germination: 6 - 10 days
Depth: 6 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Sow direct
Soil type: Friable, deeply dug, well-drained soil, pH 5.5 - 6.5
Rows: 20 - 30 cm apart
Details: Keep moist to encourage growth and mulch well
Harvest: 50 days; start harvesting once roots are golf-ball sized; turnips store well
seeds per packet
Brassica rapa var. rapifera
Cool season annual
Turnip 'Purple Top Milan'
Purple Top Milan' is an Italian heirloom with creamy-white flat roots topped with purple. It has an excellent flavour; the flesh is fine-grained, crisp and succulent, use roasted, boiled or mashed. The tops (turnip greens) are good steamed and are high in carotene and calcium. Days to harvest: 60.