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 ...

Track maturity dates and harvest turnips early—overgrown roots lose flavor and texture. Both roots and leafy greens are edible, with some varieties grown just for greens. Pick young turnips for mild ...

There is an old Missouri saying, "On the twenty-fifth of July, sow your turnips, wet or dry." This local adage vaulted into the national spotlight during the presidency of Missouri native Harry S.