Purple Top White Globe Turnip:
The Turnip Purple Top White Globe, 'Brassica rapa', is a vegetable you may not have tried. Turnips are sweet and mild and are grown by some for the very tasty greens. The very tasty, sweet and mild roots are eaten fresh or cooked like potatoes. The greens are even more nutritious and are considered one of best flavors in the greens category. Purple Top White Globes store particularly well. Harvest when turnips are no larger than 2 inches in diameter. Greens can be harvested when young and tender.
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