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[Guest]

DH sowed our turnip seeds in the new year, he was a bit keen perhaps

 

they now look like a field of oil seed rape, long stalks with yellow flowers but no turnips underneath

 

should he pull them up and chalk it up to experience? If they're flowering then there should be turnips shouldn't there?

[Matthew]

the turnip will be under the soil so hidden... thin out some if too close together (18cm) and see, they grow pretty quickly

[Guest]

he's already pulled a cple up and they are just spindly roots, no sign of a turnip

[chickencam]

If they are flowering it means that they have bolted and any turnips that are there will be woody, this happens when the growing conditions are not quite right usually to do with temperature changes etc.

 

If you sow another row now and keep it well watered you should have turnips in about 6 weeks if only small ones but they will be so tender

[Guest]

thanks chickencam, we thought he might have sown them a bit early but we're very keen He will do as you suggest.