110 Seeds| Seven Top Turnip Seeds Heirloom Brassica rapa Leafy Green Tops for Cooking and Garden Greens Easy to Grow Cool Season Vegetable#7012 ^Sale

Seven Top Turnip (Brassica rapa) is a traditional heirloom variety grown not for its roots but for its nutritious, tender green tops. These leafy greens are excellent for sautés, soups, stews, and southern-style cooking. Fast-growing and cold-hardy, Seven Top Turnip thrives in spring and fall gardens, making it an easy choice for a continuous harvest of fresh greens.

Seed Information

• Type: Vegetable Seeds

• Common Name: Seven Top Turnip (grown for greens)

• Genus: Brassica

• Species: Brassica rapa

• Life Cycle: Biennial (grown as annual for greens)

• Features: Heirloom, fast growing, nutrient-rich leafy greens, cold hardy, high yielding

• Season of Interest: Spring and fall

• Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor (beds, raised beds, containers)

• Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade

• Cultivating Difficulty: Easy

• Watering: Moderate, prefers consistent moisture

• Climate: Temperate, Mediterranean, Humid Subtropical

• Growth Habit: Upright leafy green, 12–18 in tall

• Soil Type: Fertile, well-draining loam enriched with organic matter

• Soil pH: 6.0–7.5

• Planting Time: Early spring or late summer for fall crop

Grow Instructions

• When to Plant: Direct sow outdoors 2–4 weeks before last frost in spring, or late summer for fall greens

• Soil: Fertile, moist, well-draining soil

• Sunlight: Full sun (6+ hrs) to partial shade

• Watering: Keep soil evenly moist to encourage tender leaves

• Spacing: Sow seeds 1 inch apart, thin seedlings to 6 inches apart

• Germination: 5–10 days at 55–75°F (13–24°C)

• Harvest: 40–45 days for full tops, harvest baby greens earlier

• Tips: Succession sow every 2 weeks for continuous greens; harvest outer leaves to encourage regrowth