Thinning Turnips: The Job Nobody Does in Time
Thin turnips and rutabaga as soon as the first true leaves appear, cutting or pinching extra seedlings rather than pulling, and space the survivors…
Keeping Turnips and Rutabaga Through Winter
Turnips and rutabaga both store through winter when the roots go in clean, cold and slightly damp, but the two behave differently.
Why Turnips Are Better in Autumn
A turnip pulled in October tastes like a different vegetable than one pulled in June, and it’s not your imagination.
Why Turnips Fork, and What the Soil Has to Do With It
A forked turnip or a split rutabaga isn’t a plant that went wrong. It’s a root that met something it couldn’t grow through, or that grew too fast in one…
Rotating Turnips: They Are Brassicas
Turnips and rutabaga belong to the same family as cabbage, kale, broccoli, and mustard: Brassicaceae.
How High Can a Hedge Be in Kentucky? What the Law Actually Says
The direct answer is that Kentucky has no statewide hedge height limit. No Kentucky Revised Statute sets a number in feet for how tall a hedge, screen…
Tunnels in the Root: Cabbage Root Maggot
Root maggots are the larvae of a small gray fly that lays its eggs right at the base of turnip and rutabaga plants.
Leaving Roots in the Ground Over Winter
Turnips and rutabaga can stay in the ground through winter in a lot of gardens, held under a thick mulch blanket that blocks frost from reaching the root.
When to Lift Turnips and Rutabaga
Turnips are best pulled small, generally under three inches across, while rutabaga can grow larger and still stay sweet, sometimes to four inches or…
Leaving Turnips Out for the Frost
Leaving turnips and rutabaga in the ground through the season’s first frosts is not neglect. It is one of the best flavor moves a root grower can make.