Growing Turnips and Rutabaga in Alaska
In and around Anchorage, turnip and rutabaga seed goes into the ground once the soil itself has shed its spring chill, which trails the last frost date…
How High Can a Hedge Be in Louisiana? What the Law Actually Says
Louisiana has no statewide hedge height limit. Search the state’s revised statutes and you won’t find a number, because the legislature never set one.
Growing Turnips and Rutabaga in Alabama
In most of Alabama, turnips and rutabaga are grown as a fall crop, not a spring one: seed goes into the ground from late July through early September so…
Turnips That Are Tough and Woody
A woody turnip or rutabaga isn’t a failed variety or a kitchen mistake. It’s a root that grew through some kind of stress and then kept sizing up past…
What Eats Carrot in New York, and When
New York gardeners searching for a straightforward pest list for carrots run into a real limit: no statewide, source-backed list of carrot-eating insects…
Sowing Turnips: Counting Back From Frost
Count backward from your area’s average first fall frost date. Turnips need roughly six to eight weeks of growth before that date arrives; rutabaga needs…
Watering Turnips: Steady, or the Roots Split
The short answer: turnips and rutabaga need even, consistent soil moisture, roughly an inch of water a week from rain or irrigation, because it’s the…
Which Turnips to Grow: Salad, Storage and Fodder
Turnips split into three practical types, and rutabaga is a fourth, related root, not a turnip variety.
Turnip and Rutabaga: What Actually Differs
Turnip and rutabaga are not two names for the same root. A turnip is its own species, quick to grow and mild when small.
Turnip Greens: The Half of the Crop People Compost
Turnip and rutabaga leaves are edible, nutritious, and in some strains the entire reason a gardener plants the seed.