Turnip convert

[gordonsveg]

Love white turnips, in a stew, as a veg or roasted i will even eat swede.
      When i was a child(MANY YEARS AGO) my father was a greengrocer and he always sold turnip tops,but i`m wondering if it was only a local veg as we lived in brighton. Since moving away i have never seen them.Even my wife who comes from somerset has never heard of them and she comes from a farning family. ;D ;) :)

[gordonsveg]

[asbean]

Gordonsveg - it's not the tops off the turnips that we eat in the UK, it's a different type  of brassica, in Italy grown only for the tops.  I don't know what the roots look like, or if they bulb out like a turnip.  I don't know if it's an Italian thing, because an Italian friend living in Brussels says she can't find it in the markets or greengrocers there either.

[ellkebe]

Had my first 'harvest' off the Cima da Rapa yesterday - OH just tossed the tops in with peas from the garden. Quite  liked them - very tender and slightly bitter but went well with the sweetness of the peas.
Now will have to see if they resprout - but think I'll start some more plants off anyway.

[asbean]

Ellkebe - Glad you've harvested your first cime!  The best way is the traditional way, with pasta.  I've got the recipe, but it's in italian, will translate it and put it in the recipes board next week.  Off to sunny Barcelona for a long weekend tomorrow, and am running out of time now.

[ellkebe]

Cheers asbean - will look out for that.  Have a great time in Barcelona  :)

[asbean]

You bet I will!  I'm going to a wedding on Saturday (ceremony at 5.00 pm, as it's cooler at that time, reception till 3.00 am).  Looking at the temps at least I'll be warm for a few days without having to put on a jumper or turn on the central heating (which we had to do on Monday).

And my case will be fairly empty, so shall go to the food market and pick up a load of goodies.

Back Tuesday night, unfortunately.

[sawfish]

purlpe top milan germinate brilliantly and are tasty

[hesperis2000]

my revelation last year -  Golden Ball turnip - stayed sweet , not woody till bout may - sown previous sept and ready very fast- took some tops bit at a time over the winter and used them in coleslaw - delicious !.

[RobinOfTheHood]

my revelation last year -  Golden Ball turnip - stayed sweet , not woody till bout may - sown previous sept and ready very fast- took some tops bit at a time over the winter and used them in coleslaw - delicious !.

That's worth knowing, I've never had any luck with em, but maybe a sowing at that time would do the trick?

Which neck of the woods are you from? I'm South Yorks.

[Biscombe]

Don't know why but I havent sown and turnips this year can I plant some now?? thanks for reminding me!!
PS had red cabbage, buternut squash (from last year) and spuds last night from garden to pot Yumyum!