Turnips and clover

[JohnL48]

What's the percentage of clover seed to topseed with turnips ?

 

[swat1018]

If you plan on letting it become a perennial clover patch, I'd spread a full rate. The turnips will die out and the clover will take over next year.

 

[JohnL48]

Will that choke out the turnips ?

 

[Mennoniteman]

Clover won't choke out turnips no matter how heavy the clover is seeded. First of all, clover uses mostly different nutrients than turnips, second, clover is so slow to establish and get rooted that the turnips are usually 6" high by the time clover is an inch. I agree with @swat1018 on the full rate seeding.
P.S. Consider some radishes with that mix, in fact I'd do 75% radishes, most deer prefer radishes over turnips.

 

[yoderjac]

What's the percentage of clover seed to topseed with turnips ?

I'd shoot for 10lbs/ac of an annual clover like Crimson. Keep the brassica (turnip) component down to about 2 lbs/acre. I'd also add Winter Rye at 80-100 lbs/ac.

 

[JohnL48]

I'd shoot for 10lbs/ac of an annual clover like Crimson. Keep the brassica (turnip) component down to about 2 lbs/acre. I'd also add Winter Rye at 80-100 lbs/ac.

Cereal rye is plan B if the brassicas fail

 

[yoderjac]

Cereal rye is plan B if the brassicas fail

They mix well. You can also plant turnips early because they need a longer growing season and then surface broadcast WR over them several weeks later. Keep the brassica component low in the mix.