Sowing turnip (cabbage) - quick start info

🌱 Sowing & planting

Turnip or kohlrabi ( Brassica rapa ) is a fast-growing cabbage crop from the cruciferous family. It is one of the fastest brassicas, ideal for early or late cultivation in the vegetable garden.

• Sowing depth: approximately 1.25 cm.
• Sowing method: preferably directly into the open ground.
• Germination temperature: from approximately 4 °C.
• Germination time: 🕒 5–7 days.
• Sowing distance: approx. 40 cm between plants and 50 cm between rows.
• Growth cycle: approximately 60 days from sowing to harvest.
• Planting out: usually not necessary; direct sowing gives the best results.