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'White Egg' Turnips
 
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Description: Egg-shaped roots with snowy white flesh. Grows rapidly half out of the ground. Good for early-market bunching. Good keeper. Flavor intensifies in storage.
Days To Maturity: 45
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Taste: (3.0 Stars)Taste
Yield: (2.0 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (2.0 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 09/19/2006 by NWL - An experienced gardener

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Oxford, Maine, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Not a good producer. Less than 25% of the plants had edible roots.
 

Reviewed on 05/07/2006 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener

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Richmond, Georgia, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

This cultivar has not performed well for me. The greens are not as tasty as Purple/White Globe or Amber Globe. Roots are irregular and become pithy too early.
 




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