[muntjac]

cornfed



Joined: 11 Mar 2007
Posts: 1

 Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 3:04 pm    Post subject: turnip growing!!    

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hi ive been told that turnips will not grow on our allotment, by all the regulars, our soil is dark and heavy and will grow anything except turnips, is there a secret to growing turnips as i would to prove them all wrong.
thanks cornfed

this post transfered from poulty section

[muntjac]

they dont like heavy soil so put loads of sand and compost in  to lighten the clay or heavy loam up ,then sow . mark a bed specifically for next year and throw old growbags and any other sand compost in it rotavate it or dig it in really well

[noshed]

I never knew that - thanks Munty.
(God he'll go mad now)

[muntjac]

I never knew that - thanks Munty.
(God he'll go mad now)

 who me?

[shaun]

no cornfed
why as cornfed got your likkle picture  :?

[muntjac]

cois i copied i from her/ his post to the grow your own section and  it goes through my id for some reason... its genuine folks honest  nowt to do with april 1st and alll that

[shaun]

yer right
is he sitting next to you  ?

[WG.]

they dont like heavy soil so put loads of sand and compost in  to lighten the clay or heavy loam up ,then sow . mark a bed specifically for next year and throw old growbags and any other sand compost in it rotavate it or dig it in really well

Grow better on ridges too.