1000 Seeds Turnip Seed Turnip White Egg Vegatable Delicious. No garden is complete without Turnips. White Egg is a wonderful heirloom variety with good old-fashioned taste. This is a fast growing, egg-shaped turnip. The root partially develops above the ground. The flesh is mild, sweet, tender and fine-grained.A long time favorite in the South for many years for its reliability and fine flavor. The roots are of course "egg shaped", with white flesh that is fine grained and mild. Perfect for the backyard gardener or in bunches for the market grower. Seeds can be sown directly into garden when soil is warm or started in containers and transplanted when several inches tall. Zones 3-10.