Or consider adding them to a vegetable stock. What about making some root veggie chips, jazzed up with a hint of spice? Get the recipe on Foodal. Or you can make zesty quick-pickled turnips and beets that are perfect for adding to salads and sandwiches. Foodal also has a recipe for this. The young, tender leaves are delicious in salads or cooked in whichever way you like to eat leafy greens. I particularly enjoy a simple saute with butter, a dash of lemon, and salt.
With these easy tips, you can obtain a fruitful turnip harvest this year, and enjoy a variety of root-vegetable-themed meals throughout those chilly winter months. Do you have a favorite way to cook and eat these delicious and versatile vegetables?
Let us know in the comments below! See our TOS for more details. Uncredited photos: Shutterstock. Additional writing and editing by Clare Groom and Allison Sidhu. Heather Buckner hails from amongst the glistening lakes of Minnesota, and now lives with her family on a beautiful homestead in the Vermont Mountains. She holds a bachelor of science degree in environmental science from Tufts University, and has traveled and worked in many roles in conservation and environmental advocacy, including creating and managing programs based around resource conservation, organic gardening, food security, and building leadership skills.
Heather is a certified permaculture designer and student herbalist. She is also a fanatical gardener, and enjoys spending as much time covered in dirt as possible! After cleaning the tops and root bottoms of the turnips.
I slice up the root bottoms, cut up the top mix together and cook with a soup bone from Honey Bake Ham. Wonderful meal. Now what? And what do you do with the roots once you have pulled them out of the ground? Greens, Roots, or Both? About Heather Buckner Heather Buckner hails from amongst the glistening lakes of Minnesota, and now lives with her family on a beautiful homestead in the Vermont Mountains.
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By Catherine Boeckmann. Turnips are a cool-weather root vegetable that germinate in only a few days. When to Plant Turnips For a late spring harvest, sow turnip seeds about 2 to 3 weeks before the average last spring frost date.
For an autumn harvest, sow turnips in late summer. Sow after summer crops of onions, squash, beans or sweet corn. You can also sow seeds in early autumn for a late autumn harvest. Preparing the Site The key to growing big turnips is loose soil. In advance, mix in a 2- to 4-inch layer of compost or aged manure in addition to some sand if soil has a lot of clay in order to improve drainage. How to Plant Turnips Before planting, mix in a nice low organic fertilizer such as a about 12 inches into the soil.
Avoid a Miracle Gro or any high-nitrogen fertilizer. Turnips are seeded directly into the garden; they do not transplant well. Water well and consistently. How to Grow Turnips Once seedlings are 4 inches high, thin them to 4 to 6 inches apart. Crowding can result in small or malformed roots. Keep the beds weed-free, but be careful of disturbing the root of young turnips.
Mulch heavily to retain moisture and suppress weeds. Turnips do not need much care, but consistent soil moisture is important. Water regularly to keep soil lightly moist; 1 inch per week should prevent roots from becoming tough and bitter. Avoid Bolting Turnips are hardy biennials, even though we treat them as annuals. Be sure to pick turnips before temperatures get into the 80s to avoid bolting.
How to Harvest Turnips Harvest greens when turnips are small; the leaves taste best when young and tender. Cut leaves 2 inches above the base; they may grow back. Harvest jut a few at a time if also growing for roots. Harvest roots at any time; however, small, young turnips are more ender. Harvest early types after about 5 weeks; maincrop types after 6 to 10 weeks. For fall turnips, consider harvesting after one or two light frosts but before a hard freeze for a sweeter taste.
Mulch to harvest later in the season and to protect from a hard freeze. If storing in the refrigerator, keep turnips in a perforated plastic bag. Pack into containers, label, and freeze. The two root vegetables grow well under the same conditions, but rutabagas take about four weeks longer to mature. Lit by a candle inside, the grotesque faces were intended to scare away demons and evil spirits. Vegetable Gardener's Handbook. What do you want to read next? Houseplant Care Guide.
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