Turnip "Jaune Boule d Or" (Golden Ball)

Turnip "Jaune Boule d Or".
Perfectly stored in the autumn-winter period.
Medium early: from germination to technical maturity 55 days. High-yielding variety: 5.0-6.0 kg/m2.
The root crop is flat-round, yellow, smooth, and shiny. The flesh is golden yellow, firm, juicy and very sweet. The mass of the root crop is up to 150 g. The taste is excellent.
Root crops are suitable for storage in the autumn-winter period.
A variety is recommended for consumption fresh, fried, baked, stewed or stuffed.
Sowing in open ground for summer consumption is carried out in April, for autumn-winter - in the first decade of July, to a depth of 2 cm. In the phase of 1-2 true leaves, seedlings are thinned out, leaving 10 cm between plants. Harvesting is carried out as they ripen root crops, upon reaching a diameter of 5 cm.
1,0 g = 500-700 seeds.

Turnip cultivation.
Dates and scheme of sowing.
To sow 10 m2, 3-4 g of seeds are enough. 4-5 rows are placed on the ridge with a distance of 20 cm between them, sowing is single-line on the ridges. Seeds are planted to a depth of 1.5-2 cm and mulched with peat so that a soil crust does not form. To obtain an early turnip harvest, seeds are sown in late April - early May. When sown in early July, another crop can be obtained in 50-60 days.
Care.
After germination, pest control, watering, loosening, weeding and thinning are carried out. At the first, in the phase of 2-3 true leaves, the interval between plants is 4-5 cm, at the second (after 10-20 days) - 8-10 cm. air will decrease so that the plants get stronger overnight).
Watering.
In the absence of rain, watering is required at the rate of 2-3 l / 1 m2.
Turnip belongs to a number of very moisture-loving plants: for example, they need 50-60% of their mass to swell and germinate water seeds.
To obtain a high yield, moderately moist soils and sufficiently high humidity are required. At the same time, excessive soil moisture and stagnant water on the surface are harmful, since air access to the plant roots is stopped. Critical periods are the first and last months of the growing season. Early watering, especially 15-20 days after germination, ensures intensive growth of leaves and root crops and watering in the last 4 weeks before harvesting significantly increases the yield of root crops, pulp tenderness and taste.
Top dressing.
Turnips can be fertilized with a solution of table salt (1 teaspoon) and nitrophoska (2 tablespoons per 1 m2).
Harvest.
Harvesting is started before the onset of cold weather since the freezing of root crops is unacceptable. They are pulled out by the tops, which are then cut off.
Possible failures: with a lack of moisture in the soil, small, coarse and bitter roots are formed.

Eng.: Turnip. Suom.: Nauris. Sven.: Majrova. Bot.: Brassica rapa L. var. rapa.