Individual Species
Turnip
$225.00 bag
| Package | 50 lb bag |
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Description
Turnip is a highly nutritious brassica known for its rapid cool-season growth and high yields. Purple Top Turnips is highly digestible, and deer eat both the leafy green tops and roots. Turnips can be grown alone or in a mixture. Plant into a clean, firm seedbed.
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Planting
- Protein Content: Up to 20%
- Seeding Rate: 8-10 lbs/acre drilled or broadcast | Added to a mix: 1 lb/acre
- Seeding Depth: ¼” deep
- Package: 50 lb bag
- Plant into a clean, firm seedbed when both drilling or broadcasting
- Planting Zone:
- Zone 1: Late Summer
- Zone 2: Late Summer, Early Fall
- Zone 3: Fall
- Zone 4: Not Recommended
Fertility
If maximum biomass is desired, use the fertilizer rates below:
| Recommended Application Rate (Lbs/acre) | |||
| Soil Fertility Level | Nitrogen (N) | Phosphorus (P2O5) | Potassium (K2O) |
| High | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Medium | 35 | 20 | 25 |
| Low4 | 50 | 40 | 50 |
*Rates are recommended if no soil test is taken.
