Turnip - Purple Top White Globe

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Harvest when turnips are no larger than 2 inches in diameter. The very tasty, sweet and mild roots are eaten fresh or cooked like potatoes. Greens can be harvested when young and tender. Purple top prefers well drained soil with lots of organic matter. Purple Top White Globes store particularly well. The Turnip Purple Top White Globe, 'Brassica rapa', is a vegetable you may not have tried. Successive plantings every 3 weeks until mid-summer can provide continuous greens. Turnips are sweet and mild and are grown by some for the very tasty greens. Plant in early spring, 3 to 4 weeks before the last frost or when ground temperatures reach 45 degrees. The greens are even more nutritious and are considered one of best flavors in the greens category. ... more information

Corn - Country Gentleman It is very tasty to eat fresh and it is used for creamed corn. Corn is usually ready 3 weeks after silks appear. Harvest the ears when the husks are dark green and the silks are brown but not brittle. Named for a famous 19th century American agricultural magazine, Country Gentleman is an excellent old variety of corn for the home gardener, Plants are 6 to 7 feet tall and the ears are 8 inches long. In the deep south, this can be as early as February. The Corn Sweet Country Gentleman, 'Zea mays', was introduced in 1891. Corn prefers a deep, rich well drained soil.