The long black turnip is an early variety with white, sweet, firm flesh, very good flavor, excellent storage and good resistance to cold.

How to successfully sow long black turnips

Sowing: from July to September, broadcast in beds, 2-3 mm deep, after having made two false sowings to avoid weeds. The soil must be loosened and the surface must be well refined. Keep the soil moist until the seeds germinate.
Once the seeds have sprouted, quickly place an insect-proof veil to prevent flea beetles from perforating the cotyledons of the young seedlings.
Thin to 10 cm along the row. Water abundantly during dry periods.

For a winter harvest, sow from mid-July to the end of August. Harvest from September to November.

Good associations

Place fennel next to your turnip crops to repel turnip flies.
The turnip will appreciate the company of many vegetables: beetroot, carrot, celery, Brussels sprouts, spinach, peas, leeks, lamb's lettuce, mint, etc.

Harvesting turnips

Turnip harvesting takes place before the cold period.

The enemies

Flea beetles: place an insect-proof blanket as soon as the seeds have sprouted.
Turnip fly: The larvae of this fly burrow into the flesh of turnips. Place an insect net.