General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Spread: 12-16 Inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Broadleaf
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Fall
Foliage Mound Height: 12-16 Inches
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Vegetable
Salad greens
Cooked greens
Edible Parts: Fruit
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
Ca (Calcium)
S (Sulfur)
Mn (Manganese)
Zn (Zinc)
Cu (Copper)
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Days to germinate: 10 to 21
Pollinators: Self
Bees
Containers: Not suitable for containers

Victory Seed Company sells seeds of 'Purple Top White Globe'.

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Common names
  • Turnip

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Location: My Place
Date: August 22, 2013
Leaves Trimmed & Washed With Hose
Location: My Place
Date: September 1, 2013
Amazing Size: Almost 14\" Circumference
Location: My Vegetable Garden
Date: August 22, 2013
Freshly Pulled From Soil
Location: My Vegetable Garden
Date: August 22, 2013
Leaves & Peak At Root
Location: My Gardens
Date: August 22, 2013
Showing Measurement Of About 4½ Inches

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
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 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
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antsinmypants On April 29, 2021 Plant emerged
antsinmypants On April 25, 2021 Seeds sown
Outdoors in raised bed.
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