Turnip Seed Collection - 3 Tasty Root Vegetables
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3 packets of full sun, biennial vegetable seeds for growing in the garden. This mix of root vegetables will provide tasty greens for the table, as well as roots that make excellent long term food stores. Turnips and rutabaga are cool-season crops in the brassica or mustard family, best planted in fall or early spring.
- Snowball Turnip - This Japanese heirloom globe turnip is a reliable early variety that grows quickly. It is good for sowing from summer to early winter. This white turnip is mild and sweet, and the globes have a juicy texture. The top has broad leaves that make delicious and turnip greens, just right for adding some powerful nutrition to your diet.
- Purple Top Turnips - These plants produce tasty green leaves with mild, fine-grained roots with white flesh. The turnip root is best eaten at 3-4 inches for the best texture and flavor. This cool weather veggie serves many functions in the survival garden and homestead. Turnip vegetables is also grown as forage for deer and livestock during the fall and winter months.
- American Purple Top Rutabaga - A sweet rutabaga variety with tasty, fine-grained flesh, producing high yields of 5-6” roots with a distinctive purple top. Rutabaga, also known as swede, is a root vegetable that’s very similar to turnips, but with a slightly sweeter flavor profile. It’s a good option for mashing, canning, and storing long term.
This collection contains 3 packets of seeds including:
Snowball Turnip (pkg.wt. 400mg) also known as Tokyo turnip, is a small, white turnip with a mild, sweet flavor. It is often eaten raw in salads or pickled, but can also be roasted or sautéed.
Purple Top Turnip (pkg.wt. 750mg) is a larger turnip with a purple and white coloration. It has a slightly spicy flavor and a denser texture than the Snowball Turnip. Purple Top Turnips are often roasted, mashed, or used in soups and stews.
American Purple Top Rutabaga (pkg.wt. 500mg) is a root vegetable that is a cross between a turnip and a cabbage. It has a yellow flesh and a purple and white skin. The flesh is sweet and nutty, with a slightly bitter aftertaste.
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- Sustainable Living - Gardening is an essential foundation of a more self-sufficient lifestyle. Home-grown fruits, vegetables, and herbs are generally more flavorful and nutritious than store-bought. Adding flowering plants into your gardening benefits the local ecosystem and improves garden health.
- Easy to Grow - Seeds are packed in a beautiful paper packet with instructions for successful growing and germination in your own home garden. Each package also has instructions for saving seeds after harvest. Getting started is simple for both beginner and experienced gardeners.
- Quality Seeds - Plant now or store for future growing seasons. These seeds will remain viable for years if stored in a cool dry location. Our safe, non-hybrid non-GMO heirloom seeds are always open-pollinated, naturally grown, untreated, and selected to ensure the best germination rates
Tasty Root Vegetables
Cool-Season Crop
Frequently Asked Questions
What are heirloom seeds?
What are heirloom seeds?
Heirloom seeds are the types of seeds your grandparents grew. These varieties have been passed down from generation to generation. They’re old reliable open-pollinated varieties that aren’t typically grown commercially. Instead, they have a rich history that predates modern breeding techniques.
You can learn more about open-pollinated, heirloom, and non-GMO seeds in our Survival Garden Training blog.
Where are Survival Garden Seeds sourced?
Where are Survival Garden Seeds sourced?
The majority of our seeds are sourced in the United States, with a few exceptions when the seed is difficult to source domestically. Whenever we do have to source outside of the US, we ensure our seeds are safe to grow, non-GMO varieties that meet our standards for germination and reliability.
Are your seeds treated?
Are your seeds treated?
No, we do not pre-treat our farmer seeds. All of our garden seeds for sale are untreated, open-pollinated, non-GMO, and heirloom varieties. They are kept in temperature-controlled cooler storage until they are packed and shipped to keep them pest and disease-free.
In what zones can I grow your seeds?
In what zones can I grow your seeds?
The seeds in our collections are specifically chosen from varieties that can be successfully grown from Zone 3 to Zone 10 USDA Hardiness Zones. However, individual varieties have specific needs to thrive in different environments. Each seed pack has optimal temperatures for germination and instructions on seed starting. Consult local frost dates to plan your garden and get the most out of your seeds.
What is the shelf life of these gardening seeds?
What is the shelf life of these gardening seeds?
Our seeds will generally last for 3-10 years if they are appropriately stored in a cool, dry place. However, we encourage you to grow your survival seeds within a year or two of purchase. This yields the best germination rates possible and also gives you more experience growing survival food now. At the end of the growing season, follow the instructions on the back of each packet for saving seeds for future gardens. These new seeds for survival will be more adapted to thrive in the growing conditions where you are.