Vegetable

• Crops in : 50 Days

Description

If you have never tried to grow this vegetable, you must try Oasis. Can be picked at any size with a surprisingly sweet juicy flavour similar to a melon. Delicious when eaten raw like an apple, or grated and added to salads. Resistant to virus. Ideal for summer and autumn harvests.

Sowing Instructions

Sow April through to July, at 4 weekly intervals. Sow thinly, 1cm (½in) deep in drills 30cm (12in) apart.

Aftercare

For best results turnips should be grown quickly, help to achieve this by watering well at all stages. Harvest when still medium size for the best flavour. Prefers a well drained, moist, fertile soil. Harvest May to September.

Nutritional Information

You can eat both turnip tops and roots, which are rich in fibre and Vitamin C.