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
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Aramis Seeds
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 More Information & To Buy
Armand Seed
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.
From Suttons Seeds Price: £1.99 More Information & To Buy
Armand Seed
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: £1.99 More Information & To Buy
Golden Ball Seeds
Dwarf, compact plants producing round roots with tender yellow flesh. Very hardy with outstanding keeping qualities. Excellent for storage and exhibition.
From Suttons Seeds Price: £1.55 More Information & To Buy
Golden Ball Seeds
A round, deep yellow variety. Juicy, sweet and an excellent keeper.
From Dobies Price: £1.49 More Information & To Buy
Model White Seeds
A fine pure white round variety, very juicy and sweet. The best and most popular for general purposes.
From Dobies Price: £1.49 More Information & To Buy
Purple Top Milan Seeds
Flat-topped roots, white with purple crown. Quick maturing, useful in frames and under cloches. Popular in Northern areas.
From Suttons Seeds Price: £1.55 More Information & To Buy
Snowball Seeds
A very popular, quick-growing, round turnip with white skin and solid flesh of mild flavour. Specially recommended for table and exhibition.
From Suttons Seeds Price: £1.55 More Information & To Buy
Sweetbell F1 Hybrid
The attractive purple-topped roots have a succulent white flesh and are delicious cooked or simply grated raw in salads. There's no bitter aftertaste however you eat it. Add them to a salad or steam them like spinach
From Thompson & Morgan Price: £2.29 More Information & To Buy
Tokyo Cross F1 Seeds
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').
From Dobies Price: £1.99 More Information & To Buy
Turnip : Snowball
A first-class white, globe turnip. Early, juicy and sweet flavoured, will yield a good supply from early summer to early winter, and the tops make most nutritious and tasty 'greens'.
From Thompson & Morgan Price: £1.99 More Information & To Buy
Turnip Oasis
Can be picked at any size with a surprisingly sweet juicy flavour similar to a melon. Turnip Oasis is delicious when eaten raw like an apple, or grated and added to salads. Resistant to virus. Ideal for summer and autumn harvests.
From Thompson & Morgan Price: £2.99 More Information & To Buy
Turnip Seeds Purple Top Milan
Turnip Purple Top Milan is as the name suggests a purple-topped variety with a white base below soil level. It is a very popular variety with amateur growers producing good quality flattish roots.
From SimplySeed Price: £0.99 More Information & To Buy
Turnip Seeds Tokyo Cross
Turnip Tokyo Cross is a hybrid pure white variety, it is an extremely quick-maturing Japanese type, roughly one week earlier than Tokyo Market.
From SimplySeed Price: £0.99 More Information & To Buy
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