Sprouting Brassicas

[Hazel at the Hill]

Having a couple of stray turnips in the spud grower (don't ask) which have really vigorous growth on them and are starting to bolt - I would presume that I can eat the tops? It's only like eating sprouting broccoli, isn't it?

[SarzWix]

I'm sure I've read somewhere about eating turnip tops.... Can't remember where, but definitely read it!

[Snadger]

You can deffo eat turnip tops but I've never tried the seed heads!

[piskieinboots]

I grow turnips over winter to use the tops as 'spring greens' - you get more than one picking from them

[Hazel at the Hill]

That's tea sorted then!

[Eyren]

There's even a type of turnip grown for its flowering shoots. It's called broccoli raab - faster growing than regular broccoli, and spicier in flavour. I haven't had much luck growing it so far (probably because protecting my little raised beds from insects is a bit fiddly owing to the bird netting that's there to keep the chickens out) - if my attempts at broccoli this year don't work out, I might try it on the lottie.