Auvergne Hatif turnip
$4.00 – $10.00
(Brassica rapa)
A purple-topped, white-fleshed turnip with flattened roots. Heirloom variety from France, excellent raw or cooked, for all you gourmet turnip-eaters out there. I received this variety from Seed Savers Exchange’s Heritage Farm in Decorah, Iowa, where it is SSE Accession #127684.
For summer harvest, plant several weeks before frost-free date. For fall harvest and winter storage, plant 45-50 days before first fall frost. Sow ¼-½” deep, 1” apart in rows 15” apart. If soil is dry, flood furrows before seeding. When plants are 4” tall, thin to 6” apart (eat thinnings). To prevent root maggot, sprinkle bed with ashes just as seedlings emerge. Harvest after a few light frosts but before a hard freeze, when roots are 3” in diameter.