Growing Turnips

Question

I’m new to vegetable gardening. Read some gardening books and followed instructions, but I planted turnips in the fall, and I have very little turnips. Look like radishes. Now they are blooming. Am I supposed to keep the tops cut back to make the root grow? Does flowering mean the end of the growth cycle and should I pull them? I’ll try again now that it’s spring, but need more info here.

Answer 1

The following articles should be of some help to you: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/turnip/turnips-growing.htm, https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/what-is-bolting-what-it-means-when-a-plant-bolts.htm