When to plant turnip in Tumut
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to late MayTumut area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: mid Jul to early OctTumut area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Tumut. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A quick, easy root crop ready in 6 to 10 weeks. In Adelaide, sow from late summer through autumn and again in late winter; roots grown into summer heat turn woody and hot. The young leaves are edible too.