How to grow turnip greens

Because the plants are ready to harvest within six or eight weeks, for the longest fresh harvest plant new seeds every two or three weeks. Those grown in cool weather, especially fall-planted and after a light frost, have a better flavor than those harvested in hotter weather.

The University of Nevada Extension points out that root vegetables like a turnip will regrow from the saved top. Place the turnip top with the cut side down in 1 inch of water and set it in full sun. After new roots appear, plant the turnip in a rich, loose potting mix.

Turnips are cool-weather plants that can be sown in late winter, spring, or late summer to give them the two months they need to mature before it gets too hot or freezes.

Do not plant potatoes or other root vegetables, for example, near your turnips. These vegetables can compete for nutrients with the turnips and reduce crop size and yield. Other plants that do not do well with turnips are radishes, delphinium, larkspur and mustard.