Turnips Reviews
Newest Review: ... - club root thrives in wet acidic soil, so by adding plenty of grit and lime to your soil or compost you can alter the ... more
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Turnips can also be affected by cabbage root flies. It's not the actual fly that does the damage, it's the maggots that hatch from the eggs they lay. These maggots will burrow through the soil and eat into your turnips, which will ruin your crop for eating and kill the plant eventually. The best way I've found of preventing this is to prevent access to the flies themselves, by covering my crop with a light horticultural fleece. The fleece should be able to let light and water through, but not p...morePrice Comparison for Turnips
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SeeKay Turnip F1 'Market Express' Min 200 seeds A fast growing Oriental variety that produces small white Turnips ... Last Update 24.05.2013 03:53
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Customer Turnips Reviews (2)
by - written on 14/02/12 (Very useful, 83 readings)
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Introduction If you're looking for an easy crop to grow that's relatively fast from seed to cropping, try a turnip! Turnips have a bit of a bad reputation as being unfashionable, and woe betide the parent who suggests to their children that they have turnips for tea - you'll get looks that could melt the polar ice caps. However, with a bit of cunning, turnips can be easily disguised if needs be and make a tasty addition to home cooked foods. Right, lets get growing. Background Turnips are related to cabbages believe it or not, as they are in the brassica family which involves Swedes and sprouts too. They're not massive in size, but ... Read the complete review
by - written on 07/08/09 (Very useful, 176 readings)
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************* -Background- ************* Traditionally Turnips are thought of as a root crop, and are commonly grown and consumed as such. To be honest, im not a huge fan, but if home grown, picked when small, and eaten freshly, they are fairly delicious. My main experience of them though, has been from the supermarkets. Where they are almost always available at close to 'animal feed' size, and consequently are unfortunately fairly bland tasting, even when combined with more powerful flavours. (Although saying that, creamy mashed Neeps with melted Gruyere through it, does taste incredibly nice). Interestingly, and probably a ... Read the complete review
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