Turnip snowball

[Saraheliz]

Hi

I am growing turnips in containers and have done so for 2 years now without problems, in grow bag compost. I have this year tried turnip snowball and it was supposed to be a quick cropper but even my April sowing has not yet produced any turnips but only a long root.
there are lots of foliage so was wondering if it was too much nitrogen, but my other turnips oasis and primera are the same and have good turnips on them, even though they were started off later. Also planted more snowball recently and the same seems to be happening.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

thanks
Sarahx

[bazzaboy]

Sarah, I have successfully grown Snowball turnips in containers so don't think it's a problem related to that particular variety... However I have all too often experienced this long root/much leaf but no edible bulb problem with radishes (supposed to be the easiest crop of any to grow, whoops) and there the reason was probably a mixture of overcrowding, irregular watering/weeding and possibly at this stage of the seasons too much strong sun.... So my honest answer is "I don't know" but it might be one or a combination of those! bb

[astroman]

I have this same problem with snowball in a tunnel. with a long root and no turnip. Is the only solution to pull it up and try again?

[Saraheliz]

many thanks, I will try to space them out more. I have nevereaten one, as never successfully grown one, can anyone tell me whether they are nice or not as wondering whether to bother too much at moment,

astroman, I pulled mine up since one went to seed anyway!

cheers

Sarah

[gojiberry]

I sowed 2 seeds in small modules and then transplanted out on the lottie and I think every seed grew and have produced some marvellous turnips. I roasted some with a chicken the other day and they were fabulous. Trying to give them away now as the module tray was 102 cells time 2 equals nearly 200 turnips.

Ian