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Turnip Seeds In A Cup® Grow Kit

Brassica rapa subsp. rapa

From the first seed to the next new leaf. Explore your plant’s growing conditions, seasonal rhythm, and everyday care.

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THE PLANT NOTEBOOK

Turnip care, from seed onward.

Botanical name
Brassica rapa subsp. rapa
Common names
Turnip, Swede (cousin)
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Brassica
Species
B. rapa
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Start growing

Likes cool weather. Direct sow; does not transplant well.

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Growing with your kit

Use the Seeds In A Cup® kit to test soil moisture and light before direct-sowing outdoors.

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Propagation

By seed.

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Seasonal growth & harvest

Fast return: 45-60 days.

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Growing conditions

Cool temperate climates; loose, stone-free soil.

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Weather & tolerances

Highly frost hardy.

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Pests & plant health

Root maggots.

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Plant safety

Safe for humans and livestock.

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Botanical features

Biennial grown for edible taproot and greens.

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Varieties

‘Purple Top White Globe’, ‘Tokyo Cross’.

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Garden & everyday uses

Roasted roots, spicy leaves. high Vitamin C

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Native range & distribution

Cultivated in Hellenistic and Roman worlds; global staple.

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Conservation

Secure.

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Name origins

Latin ‘napus’ (turnip) and ‘turned’ referring to its round shape.

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History

Critical forage crop in 18th-century European agricultural revolutions.

TURN KNOWING INTO GROWING

Your next beginning, in a cup.

Seeds In A Cup® grow kits matched to turnip.

THE GROWING CONVERSATION

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