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Turnip 'Silky Sweet' F1

Brassica rapa (Rapifera Group)

Hardy Annual

What is Hardy Annual?

Rounded white roots with a sweet mild flavour

Crisp silky-smooth texture

Perfect for eating raw and adding to salads

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Turnip 'Silky Sweet' produces small, rounded white roots that are crisp, sweet and juicy – perfect for eating raw to enjoy their amazing silky-smooth texture. Packed with vitamin C, magnesium, potassium and folate, these tender turnips make for a super healthy snack or salad ingredient, and are best picked around tennis ball size. This superb F1 hybrid is ready to harvest in just 65 days – make successional sowings for a constant supply. Height: 20cm (8in). Spread: 25cm (10in).

Height Up to 20cm (8in)
Spread Up to 25cm (10in)

Hardy Annual

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full sun

Sowing Months
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1 Packet (100 Seeds) (KC9424)

For best results turnips should be grown quickly, help to achieve this by watering well at all stages. Harvest when still medium size for the best flavour. Prefers a well drained, moist, fertile soil. Harvest May to September. The season can be extended by sowing under cloches in early spring and again in late summer.

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