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🌱 Sow: April | open pollinated, OGM free
🍽️ Superior flavour for roasting, soups and Italian cooking
πŸͺ΄ Sow direct into deep raised beds or large containers
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]]> Purple Top Milan is an early Italian heirloom turnip with flat, disc-shaped roots, white below and purple above. Tender, mild flesh when harvested young. Ready in about 45 days, which makes it one of the fastest root vegetables you can grow.

Sow direct outdoors from spring onwards. Pull them when they are golf-ball sized for the sweetest flavour. Excellent roasted, mashed, or sliced raw into salads. A genuine quick win for beginners.

🌱 Sowing depth: about 1–1.5 cm​

  • πŸ“… Sow (Ireland): March–June for spring/summer harvests; late July–September for autumn crops​

  • β˜€οΈ Light: full sun or light partial shade​

  • 🌑️ Germination: 7–14 days in cool, moist conditions​

  • πŸ“ Height: low to medium plants with relatively few leaves​

  • πŸͺ΄ Spacing: 8–10 cm between plants; 25–30 cm between rows​

  • ⏳ Harvest: around 50–60 days from sowing, best taken young for the sweetest flavour​

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