{"product_id":"turnip-hakurei-f1-seeds","title":"Turnip Seeds — Hakurei F1 (Sweet Salad Turnip)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA turnip you eat raw. \u003cem\u003eBrassica rapa\u003c\/em\u003e 'Hakurei' is the Japanese salad turnip that set the standard — smooth, pure white, flat-round roots that are sweet and almost fruity, juicy and crisp, with none of the sulphur pungency of a storage shalgam. Ready in 38 days, and the smooth tops are edible too, so one sowing gives you two vegetables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; margin: 4px 0 8px;\"\u003eGrowing guide \u0026amp; FAQs\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Guide for Pakistan\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSowing time:\u003c\/strong\u003e Punjab plains (Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan) late September to February; Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Peshawar September to January; Karachi and coastal Sindh October to December; Murree, Swat and Quetta February to April. Fast enough to sow every two to three weeks right through winter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMethod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sow 6–13 mm deep in a band, seeds about 2.5 cm apart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGermination:\u003c\/strong\u003e Five to seventeen days at 13–24°C.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rows 30–45 cm apart. Thin to 5 cm for small roots, 10 cm for larger ones.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Radish-sized at about 30 days; best quality at 38–45 days, up to 5 cm across. Do not let them get big.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSun and water:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun. Consistent water; a dry check makes any turnip woody and hot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePick them small\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe single rule with Hakurei: harvest at or under 5 cm. Unlike ordinary turnips it stays smooth rather than going corky as it sizes, but the sweetness is at its peak when the root is still small. Sow a short row every two weeks instead of one long row.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEat the tops\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHakurei's leaves are smooth rather than bristly, so they are pleasant raw in a salad and excellent sautéed with garlic. Bunch root and top together the way they do in Japanese markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in the packet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e50 seeds, packed for The Garden by Chanan Din. Bred by \u003cstrong\u003eJohnny's Selected Seeds, USA\u003c\/strong\u003e and imported for the Pakistani season. Non-GMO. Every lot is germination-tested in Lahore before it goes on sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew to seed starting? Read \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/what-to-sow-september-pakistan\"\u003ewhat to sow in September in Pakistan\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/why-seeds-not-germinating-pakistan\"\u003ewhy your seeds are not germinating\u003c\/a\u003e first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGermination-tested in Lahore before it reaches you, from a seed house trading since 1932. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e","brand":"The Garden by Channan Din","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54441325199724,"sku":"THG-IMP-THAK","price":599.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9053\/5020\/files\/ChatGPT_Image_Sep_18_2026_03_58_04_PM_1.png?v=1789734339","url":"https:\/\/thegardenpk.com\/products\/turnip-hakurei-f1-seeds","provider":"The Garden by Chanan Din","version":"1.0","type":"link"}