turnips

[debster]

twice now i have sown turnip seed with a 0% germination rate, is there anything i can do to help and is it worth me going out to buy some seeds or is it too late to sow now please

[debster]

[saddad]

Still OK to sow turnips.. I'd get a new packet... Winter Radish are good too, they loose most of the heat when cooked like Swede and Turnip... how long have you waited for germination?
6-10 days is predicted, which is quite slow for brassicas.
Try cell sowing and planting out under fleece, which I did at the end of August last year and got a worthwhile crop of swede...
;D

[debster]

the first batch i waited about 6 weeks and nothing the second has probably been 7 or 8 days, gonna purchase some more cos i look on them as a winter veg for stews etc so lets see what happens

[cleo]

It`s not too late-I`ve lost two sowings already but intend to try again tomorrow. Mine did germinate though before the constant rain ruined them-very poor germination suggests duff seed(unusual if they are not old) or probably they were sown too deep?