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What causes turnips to fail to make large roots?

Last Updated: November 09, 2011

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Like radishes and other bulbing crops, crowded turnips will fail to enlarge. Turnips also require a moderately fertile soil and adequate moisture to grow large, fleshy roots. For good-sized bulbs, space turnips 2 to 3 inches apart. Plant in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked. For a fall crop, plant when daytime temperatures average below 80 degrees F.

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