Turnip - Mammoth Purple Top

(Brassica rapa) Globe shaped root. Commonly used in cooking with excellent flavour, as fodder crop or for green manure. When left to mature also attracts bees, butterflies & other beneficial insects to the garden. High yields.

As a fodder crop, turnips offers feed during winter when grasses are scarce.

Best grown in cooler areas preferring cool, moist soil.

Best sown in Autumn & Spring.

Broadcast at a rate of 4-5kg/ha or 1g/sqm

(GreenManureTurMam)

SKU	GreenManureTurMam
Shipping Weight	0.0010kg

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