Turnips are an easy-to-grow cool-season vegetable that produces a crop of cold-hardy, edible greens and a root that can be eaten raw, cooked, or pickled. Turnips are a form of Brassica rapa, the same ...

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 ...

Turnips in raised beds: growing tips from seed to harvest with practical advice for soil preparation, planting, and care to maximize root development and yield. Learn how raised beds improve drainage ...

They may not be colorful, vibrant, or particularly interesting vegetables, but learn how to grow turnips and you'll find that these often-overlooked vegetables have a lot to offer. A popular staple ...

If you are familiar with the Central Texas Planting Guide, you know that February marks the end of the cool season gardening period of our yearlong gardening calendar. Our sweat-free and bug-free ...

Q: My grandpa always grew turnips in the garden. I don't know if I even like them, but I'm wondering if they are hard to grow? – R.W., Springfield, Mo. Answered by David Trinklein, horticulture ...

It's time to plant turnip and parsley seeds. Either can be grown in pots or in a regular garden plot. Especially when planting root crops such as turnips, it helps to add expanded shale and compost to ...

Swiss chard tolerates warm and even hot weather, and its leaves can easily grow 14 to 18 inches tall. (Dean Fosdick/Associated Press) As the weather begins to cool down, I look forward to a big mess ...