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Long, sourced articles about the vegetable garden: what to plant and when, which pairings actually hold up, how to read a sowing calendar.

7 October 20263 min read

Sowing turnips: choose a season that suits the roots you want

Choose early roots or a later maincrop, then match sowing to local conditions and the water you can provide. A guide to season, thinning and root quality.

Calendar
Turnip
Sowing

Turn the reading into a garden.

Marmanda turns this advice into a dated, placed plan for your own plot.

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