Purple Top Turnips
CHARACTERISTICS
Variety | White Globe |
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Planting Rate | 3 to 5 LBS per Acre |
Seed Count | 200,000 seeds/lb |
Botanical Name | Brassica rapa |
Life Cycle | Biennial |
Environment | Full Sun |
Grazing Value | Good |
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Description
Purple Top Turnips
Turnips are a short season brassica that is easy to grow, and is primarily planted for pasture, wildlife, and cover crops. Purple Top Turnips can develop a tuber of about 3.5 inches in diameter and rapidly reach a vegetative height of 2 to 3 feet.
- White Globe variety
- The grazing potential can be quite with the whole plant being sought by livestock
- Planting in late summer will for substantial growth and development before a killing frost
- This hardy plant can be grazed intensively after freezing until fully grazed off
- Intensive grazing will prohibit regrowth
- Seeding rate of 5 LBS per acre
- Seeding depth between 1/4 to 1/2 inch
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