turnips

[hawthorns]

my purple milan turnips have gone leggy. any ideas why this might be.

[sewer rat]

When you say your turnips have gone leggy, what stage are the plants at - are they seedlings or are they mature plants that have bolted ?

[Vegmonkey]

Yeah mine too, i think they didn;t get enough light when i first planted them and they grew too slowly. I pulled them out as the stopped growing and the stem went purple, then woody. Random tho cos the caulis were raised the same way and they are growing lovely?!

[shirlthegirl43]

If you mean they have grown long stems instead of 'fattening up' I would love to know what causes it as that is what happens to mine all the time. I have had a bit of success with Snowball though - I ate the first one at large ping pong ball size on Sunday and jolly good it was too.

Can I just ask here - is there any chance of more growing if I plant now?

[hawthorns]

they are mature plants. the leaves have been well munched and the turnip below the ground is like a very small carrot. no body at all. i think i may have sown them too close together. it is also in a shady part of the bed would this effect the growth that much this time of year.