turnips

this might sound like a daft question but ive never tried to grow or eat turnips before but was given some to try, they are just about ready to go out now i know they are brasicas but what i wanted to know is are they like onions ie one turnip per plant or like spuds lots of turnips per plant? thanks massa

We love turnips.

Growing Oasis and a deep pink variety.

I would normaly grow turnip direct sown rather than trays, they are pretty hardy plants and will grow like raddish, pretty fast, so start eating them young (about golf ball size) rather than waiting for them to reach tennis ball size.

I find its usually better to sow turnips direct,the tricky bit when done this way is thinning them out,you can sometimes pull up more than one,leaving a gap,I tried sowing in pots, but they did nt take that kindly to this method and only formed small bulbs