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Turnip
Tokyo Cross
Tokyo Cross is a fast-maturing F1 turnip producing small, round, pure-white roots in as little as 35-40 days from sowing. It is tender, mild, and sweet when harvested young, and can be grown in succession throughout the season for continuous pickings. One of the most popular turnip varieties for UK kitchen gardens.
Key facts
- Growth habit
- round root
- Produce type
- root
- Support
- none
- Sun
- full sun
- Days to harvest
- 35–70 days
- Avg. yield
- 80-150 g per root
- Watering
- medium
- Frost sensitivity
- low
For all turnip issues and threats, see the Turnip page.