Turnips - best to direct sow or module?

[VirginVegGrower]

Can anyone with experience and success suggest which sowing method best as I have never grown turnips before. Am hoping to sow Snowball and Goldenball.

Thanks in advance!

[unclefudgly]

I grew these for the first time last year, direct sow in May and they did brilliantly had enough to last months from an 8 ft row. Grew very fast as I remember, even better than my radishes.

[Mrs Dobby]

Definitely direct sow, I am hoping to plant our swedes and turnips on the plot in the next few days, along with parsnips and carrots!

[arpoet]

I sow direct into our cabbage rows as they help to deter cabbage whites

[Florence Fennel]

I keep trying turnips with little success, but I've not sown direct so I'll give this a try. Sounds like a good tip about deterring cabbage whites.

[arpoet]

Last year i scatted a packet of golden ball and a packet of snowball all over the cabbage patch.
I never had much of a problem with cabbage whites.. it was tip i got from a book on companion planting.
By mid summer me and my mate were each taking home about 4 lbs of turnips a week plus giving lots away. I just peel em, cube em, and blanch em for a couple of minutes. i use them in stews, pies and soups and even liquidised with runner beans in my spag bol sauce as my daughter-in-law wont eat veg, but loves my spag bol.
I still have about 8 lbs in my freezer.

[Dane End Dolly]

I have sown mine direct, this is the first time i have tried growing them, hope it works

[Ouya Mellsa]

I've always done them in modules. I do plant them out quite young, though.

[fruitylou]

I sow direct, ours went in 2/3 weeks ago and they germinated really quickly

[Alison]

Always direct sow but find that I need to net to avoid then being munched by cabbage white catepillars so have found the opposite of what's said above. However, they are a doddle, not sown any yet but will be by the end of the month. 3 No 4' rows did us nicely over the summer but find that swedes (also direct sown) are more useful as they'll stand all winter and basically taste exactly the same (but bigger!)

[VirginVegGrower]

Thanks for all the advice - direct sow on the brassica bed it is then. Cheers everyone!