Turnip Growing Info
Learning Download: How to Grow Turnips
When to Plant:
Turnips can be grown from spring to fall. Best grown in the cooler months of spring and fall.
Apply 2 lbs. of 5-10-10 fertilizer per 100 square feet. Apply 1 week before planting.
|Location:||Planting Depth:||Soil Type:|
|Full to Partial Sun||1/2-1″||Well drained, fertile, pH 6.0-7.5|
|Seed Spacing||Row Spacing||Seeds per 100′||Yield per 100′||Seeds per Acre|
|Turnip||2-4″||12-18″||600||100 lbs. Greens, 50 lbs. Roots||275,000|
* These are average turnip seed counts. Varieties can vary.
1 Acre = 43,560 square feet, or 435’x100′
1 Pound = 16 Ounces