As Burns Night approaches, many will be preparing the traditional feast of haggis, accompanied by the essential ‘neeps and ...
Turnips are an easy-to-grow cool-season vegetable that produces a crop of cold-hardy, edible greens and a root that can be eaten raw, cooked, or pickled. Turnips are a form of Brassica rapa, the same ...
Late-season maincrop varieties with good storage and floury or creamy texture are the ideal types to grow for Burns Night, ...
They may not be colorful, vibrant, or particularly interesting vegetables, but learn how to grow turnips and you'll find that these often-overlooked vegetables have a lot to offer. A popular staple ...
Track maturity dates and harvest turnips early—overgrown roots lose flavor and texture. Both roots and leafy greens are edible, with some varieties grown just for greens. Pick young turnips for mild ...
Like many leafy greens, root veggies, and brassica relatives, turnips are a spring and fall crop, and mature plants can even tolerate a light touch of frost. Check your first and last frost dates in ...
Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Start planning now for your fall garden. Many of our cool season vegetable can be planted in the upcoming weeks for harvest into early winter. Vegetable ...
Okay, you’re thinking turnips, and you’re thinking bland. You may be surprised to know that new turnip varieties are packed with flavor and not the same rock-hard tuber that you’re thinking of. Okay, ...
(For details on growing many other vegetables and fruits, visit our Crop at a Glance collection page.) Growing turnips and rutabagas is easy, and these earthy-tasting vegetables are among the most ...
If you are familiar with the Central Texas Planting Guide, you know that February marks the end of the cool season gardening period of our yearlong gardening calendar. Our sweat-free and bug-free ...
Good news for all you food people who are whatever the word is for the exact opposite of locavores: NASA’s going to grow turnips and basil on the moon starting in 2015, meaning that you can expect to ...