then a dry stretch of 8 days, followed by 1.4 inches of rain over 3 days.
The bed had been amended in spring with about 2 inches of compost and a light application of balanced organic fertilizer, roughly 2 cups over a 4-by-8-foot bed. Soil pH from my basic home test kit was close to 6.5. That matters because turnips generally do well in the 6.0 to 7.5 range, so I wasn’t starting with a major soil problem that needed fixing.
4. How I set up
