Vegetable Seeds - Turnip
Modern hybrid turnips are nothing like the big woody turnips of old. The small Japanese white varieties are delicious grated raw into a salad or as a wonderful side dish. Swedes are now the better choice for stews.
For help in growing turnips check out our guide here: Grow Your Own Turnips
Turnip Seeds
To check just seeds with the RHS Award of Garden Merit: Turnip Seeds With Award of Garden Merit
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Turnip Seeds - Aramis
Distinctively coloured, uniform in shape, and deliciously nutty flavoured, Aramis can be pulled early for salads or for cooking whole without peeling, but will stand for weeks in the garden without getting tough.
From Dobies Price: £1.99
Turnip Seeds - Armand
This purple and white skinned turnip can be spring sown for summer and autumn lifting or, because of its hardiness, sown later for winter use through to February or March. The sweet, tender flesh boasts excellent culinary qualities - try some with your Christmas lunch!
From Suttons Price: £1.99
Turnip Seeds - Armand
A late maturing variety that peforms magnificently under cold conditions. The attractive purple-and-white globe-shaped roots can be harvested from November to March.
From Dobies Price: £2.49
Turnip Seeds - Golden Ball
Dwarf, compact plants producing round roots with tender yellow flesh. Very hardy with outstanding keeping qualities. Excellent for storage and exhibition.
From Suttons Price: £1.55
Turnip Seeds - Golden Ball
A round, deep yellow variety. Juicy, sweet and an excellent keeper.
From Dobies Price: £1.49
Turnip Seeds - Model White
A fine pure white round variety, very juicy and sweet. The best and most popular for general purposes.
From Dobies Price: £1.49
Turnip Seeds - Purple Top Milan
Flat-topped roots, white with purple crown. Quick maturing, useful in frames and under cloches. Tender when young, with an excellent mild, sweet flavour. Popular in Northern areas.
From Suttons Price: £1.55
Turnip Seeds - Purple Top Milan
Flat-topped roots that are white with a purple crown. Quick maturing, useful in frames and under cloches. Popular in northern areas. Variety trialled, tested and recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany.
From Dobies Price: £1.49
Turnip Seeds - Snowball
A very popular, quick-growing, round variety with white skin and solid flesh of mild flavour. Specially recommended for table and exhibition. SMALL SPACES made easy! Are you feeling left behind by the ?grow-your-own? revolution because you live in a gardenless apartment or have a postage-stamp-sized patio? Don?t worry: Anyone with a sunny windowsill, patio, or balcony can cultivate home-grown vegetables. In fact, choosing plants that are nutritious, delicious, and attractive is the ultimate way to maximise limited space. We?ve tried and tested these varieties suitable for small spaces and know they?ll succeed, but that?s not to say there aren?t other vegetable seeds that you could try! ?
From Suttons Price: £1.55
Turnip Seeds - Sweetbell F1
A truly unique turnip, with an exquisite flavour which can be likened to a melon. It is very juicy and tastes equally good sliced or grated in a salad or lightly steamed and served hot. ?
From Suttons Price: £1.99
Turnip Seeds - Tokyo Cross F1
Delicious pure white, round roots. Harvest at 'ping pong' ball size for best flavour. The tops may also be used for stir-fry or boiling. Row 3m (10'). RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. With our mini-vegetables even the smallest plot can yield a wealth of succulent, tasty produce. By sowing closely together in blocks or broad drills and cropping while young, you can fit far more into a small area.
From Dobies Price: £2.49
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