Like many leafy greens, root veggies, and brassica relatives, turnips are a spring and fall crop, and mature plants can even tolerate a light touch of frost. Check your first and last frost dates in ...

Track maturity dates and harvest turnips early—overgrown roots lose flavor and texture. Both roots and leafy greens are edible, with some varieties grown just for greens. Pick young turnips for mild ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Root vegetables thrive in cooler weather, and many gardeners don't realize that this also makes them perfect for fall planting and ...

“Turnip is an underappreciated and underused fall vegetable crop,” said David Trinklein, horticulture state specialist for University of Missouri Extension. To help home gardeners learn to love the ...

Your garden is half empty right now, and every day you leave it that way is costing you money. Most gardeners assume that ...

Here’s a tale of two turnips, one big, one small. One a quick crop, one slow. One for fresh eating, the other for winter storage. When I was growing up, storage turnips were the only kind I knew. They ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! The second week of September is still bringing us summer like temperatures with high heat and humidity. We are definitely on the dry side and could use a ...

As the days get shorter and the air turns crisp, you might think your gardening days are over for the year. But late fall can be a great time to plant certain vegetables that thrive in cooler weather ...

Turnips are one of those cool-season crops that develop sweeter flavor when grown in autumn. A light frost or two converts starches to sugar, but temperatures below 25°F can damage these members of ...