Turnips are an easy-to-grow cool-season vegetable that produces a crop of cold-hardy, edible greens and a root that can be eaten raw, cooked, or pickled. Turnips are a form of Brassica rapa, the same ...

They may not be colorful, vibrant, or particularly interesting vegetables, but learn how to grow turnips and you'll find that these often-overlooked vegetables have a lot to offer. A popular staple ...

Like many leafy greens, root veggies, and brassica relatives, turnips are a spring and fall crop, and mature plants can even tolerate a light touch of frost. Check your first and last frost dates in ...

Turnips are one of those cool-season crops that develop sweeter flavor when grown in autumn. A light frost or two converts starches to sugar, but temperatures below 25°F can damage these members of ...

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Swiss chard tolerates warm and even hot weather, and its leaves can easily grow 14 to 18 inches tall. (Dean Fosdick/Associated Press) As the weather begins to cool down, I look forward to a big mess ...

If you are familiar with the Central Texas Planting Guide, you know that February marks the end of the cool season gardening period of our yearlong gardening calendar. Our sweat-free and bug-free ...

Growing vegetables means making some important decisions. Deciding what, where, and how to grow crops can be key to success and top harvests, which includes whether to direct sow or transplant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Track maturity dates and harvest turnips early—overgrown roots lose flavor and texture. Both roots and leafy greens are edible, ...