Seeds - Turnip, Plum in Tokyo (Salad Type) OG (F) v.1
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Description: Juicy sweet and marvellously mild, Plum in Tokyo is not your average turnip! About 75% of Plum in Tokyo are bright ivory with 25% beaming brilliant violet. No matter the skin colour, each creamy white root melts in your mouth and, so magically. The purple roots often blush burgundy at the centre.
Pack Size: ~150 seeds
Latin Name: Brassica rapa
Alternative Names: Salad turnip
Main Uses: Culinary
Days to Maturity: 36 - 45 days
Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Certified Organic: USDA Certified Organic
Germination: 5 - 10 days at 21ºC.
Outdoors: Direct sow when soil has warmed to 21ºC (about 2 weeks after last frost).
Planting depth: 1''.
Spacing: In a 2' diameter hill, place 4 - 5 seeds. Cover with soil. Space hills 3 - 4'. Thin to the 3 strongest seedlings when first true leaves appear.
Planting out: Plant in well drained fertile soil once seedlings are established, 2 weeks after last frost.
Harvesting: Turnips are sweetest when harvested after two light frosts.
Growing in Containers: Can be grown in extra large pots or raised boxes.
Fertilizing (Containers): Add 25% quality compost to potting mix; fertilize weekly with a higher nitrogen organic plant food such as Ocean Fish.
Watering (Containers): Water evenly - very important!
Growing in Mixed Planters: Not well suited to mixed planters.
Fertilizing (Garden): Plant in a garden bed recently amended with quality compost. Feed weekly with a higher nitrogen organic fertilizer.
Watering (Garden): Water young plants regularly to establish, then water deeply as conditions require.
Garden Companions:
- Zucchini gets along with Celery, Corn, Beans and Radishes.
- Corn shares space well with zucchini and summer squash, since it grows vertically and the squash grow along the ground. The squash plants also help shade the soil to reduce the amount of weeds that compete with the corn plants. Both corn and summer squash have the same moisture and soil fertility requirements, so they make excellent neighbours.
- Pole beans work well planted near zucchini and other summer squashes since they are heavy feeders. Beans can be trained up a trellis, and their roots fix nitrogen to enrich the soil.
- Nasturtiums act as a trap crop for pests such as flea beetles and aphids. Other beneficial companion plants such as basil tend to repels flies and mosquitoes.
- Planting oregano repels cucumber beetles. Tuck some radishes in among the rows as they help keep squash borers away from your zucchinis.
- Avoid planting sage and potatoes next to cucumbers and zucchinis. They are not compatible.
Suitability for Indoors: Not suited for indoors.
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