Scarlet Queen Red Stems | F1 Turnip Seed
$7.37—$260.48AUD gst excl.
Beautiful red salad turnips.
New seed expected late 2025
CR Ajibeni F1 is our recommended replacement for Scarlet Queen Red Stems. Supplied by the same breeder, it has superior uniformity and vigour.
- These slightly flattened turnips have sweet and crisp white flesh with spicy red skin.
- Internal red splashes of colour add to the appeal when sliced.
- The hairless, dark green tops have attractive red stems and can be used in salads, cooked on their own or cooked with the roots.
- Best when harvested at 5-7cm in diameter.
- Try them with white salad turnip for a bunch with nice color contrast. Avg. 138/000 seeds 5oog
- Days To Maturity: 43 Days
This product can only be shipped to Australia.
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SCIENTIFIC NAME: Brassica rapa
CULTURE: Turnips are tolerant of moderate frost as seedlings in spring, and as mature plants in fall. Turnips prefer a fertile, well-drained soil, with a pH of 6.0-7.5. Sow early spring through late summer in a 5-10cm wide band, seeds 2.5cm apart for small turnips or 5cm apart for larger turnips. Sow 6-12mm deep in rows 30-45 apart. INSECT PESTS: Floating row covers installed at the time of sowing will keep the turnips free of insect pests, including root maggots.
INTENSIVE SPACING: 6 rows per bed spaced every 5cm on the row
DIRECT SEEDING: Jang seeder wheel Y-24, gear settings 11Front-11Back, brush closed.
HARVEST: Young, radish-size turnips in about 30 days, full size in 40-50 days. Roots are smoothest when small.
STORAGE: Turnips with greens store at 1-2C and 95% relative humidity for 10-14 days. Not intended for long-term winter storage.
AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE: 30g/100metres, , 2.5kg/acre at 35 seeds/30cm. in rows 45cm apart.
SEED SPECS: See individual varieties.
Quick Facts
- Latin Name: Brassica rapa
- Days To Maturity: 43 Days,
- Life Cycle: Annual,
- Hybrid Status: Hybrid (F1)
- Jang seeder wheel Y-24, gear settings 11Front-11Back, brush closed
