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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: shaolin101 on July 14, 2008, 16:48:00

Title: Prickly turnip leaves?
Post by: shaolin101 on July 14, 2008, 16:48:00
Hi All,

whilst thining out some turnips i noticed they were starting to give a bit of a sting as i touched them and are slightly sharp on the leaves/stem.

Is this normal or have some weeds once again overtaken and grown wonderfully in their place?

Thanks
Liam
Title: Re: Prickly turnip leaves?
Post by: saddad on July 14, 2008, 18:47:02
Perfectly normal... many radish have the same effect. Some people react to parsnip leaves as well.  :)
Title: Re: Prickly turnip leaves?
Post by: allaboutliverpool on July 14, 2008, 19:03:44
It tends to be as they age.

You can eat radish and turnip leaves in salad, bu only when young as the pricke the mouth!