TURNIP-GOLD BALL
TURNIP-GOLD BALL
A$3.50
Availability: In stock
Brassica Rapa
TURNIP-GOLD BALL is a truly exceptional turnip. It was first recorded in France as early as 1854 & is still very common. These turnips grow to 7-10 cm fairly uniform. This heritage variety is fine-grained, smooth, & never woody like other turnips can be, it has a sweet, mild flavor & smooth skin, with creamy yellow to orange flesh depending on the soil type. It stores well & can be used at various stages of maturity. Can be grown most of the year & the tops are also edible as greens.
Plant seeds outdoors where they are to grow & cover seeds with 0.7cm of fine soil. When young seedlings are 5 to 10 cm tall, thin to 10 to 15cm apart. Avoid using fresh manure in a soil where you plant turnips. Plants produce best in light, well-drained soil.
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
Season of Interest
Temperature Range
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Frost Hardy / Tender
Hardy
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow Direct
Soil
pH
5 – 7.5
Soil Temperature
4.4 - 29.4°C (40 - 85°F)
Seed Preparation
Sowing Depth
7 – 10
Plant Spacing
7 – 15
Row spacing
45
Watering
Germination Time (Days)
6 – 12
Harvest Time (Days)
50 – 90
Good Companion Plants
Brassicas, Garlic, Peas, Beans, Mint, Catmint, Thyme, Potatoes, Onion, Nasturtiums
Bad Companion Plants
Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Mustard Greens, Brussels Sprouts
Pests
Diseases
Alternaria leaf spot (Black Spot, Grey Spot), Black root Aphanomyces raphari, Black rot Xanthomonas campestris, Cercospora leaf spot (Frogeye leaf spot) Cercospora brassicicola, Clubroot Plasmodiophora brassicae, Downy mildew Peronospora parasitica,
More About Us
ABSeeds is an Australian owned business trading under the umbrella of Direct Compost Solutions which is owned and managed by Victoria Brun.
We as a company endeavor to provide to the public, Organic, Old Fashioned, Heritage, and Open-pollinated seeds that have not been genetically modified.
We purchased the business in November 2018 and renamed it to ABSeeds (All ‘Bout Seeds) to make the title shorter and represent what we hope to achieve with this business in the years ahead.
Seeds that we can’t grow ourselves we will acquire from people who grow for us, or we may purchase seeds from reputable heritage seed companies.
