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Lol! Wasn't expecting all this cold weather and frozen ground - not dug our carrots or parsnips for xmas dinner yet...what do I do if there's no thaw? 
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In same boat with parsnips, think i might have to chissel them out of the ground come FRIDAY morning. Just let the dog out and it is snowing againKaren
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Try this
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I have been telling MiL she is having home grown parsnips. If there is no thaw I am stuffed
WPC F Hobbit, Shire police
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I dug up all my carrots and a few parsnips and froze them a couple of weeks back. How smug? And we aren't even having a roast on Christmas day
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You could try putting a plastic cloche or fleece over the ones you want to dig.Comment
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Or just pour some water over them, if that is possible [ie not on a lottie with no water]......
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Ask her to go and get them-you can always say freshly dug is the best that's why you waited till the last minuteOriginally posted by FionaH View PostI have been telling MiL she is having home grown parsnips. If there is no thaw I am stuffed 
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light a bonfire on top of them ... voila thawed and cooked at the same time
... ps i haven't dug my spuds parsnips or carrots either.... but the ducks ready
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If on a lottie, would it be worthwhile taking a flask or two of hot water to pour over them or would this not work.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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We've had ice and snow for the last few days, but I did a bit of digging a couple of days ago and it was only the top quarter inch that was frozen. Dont know if the fact its a raised bed makes any difference?Bob Leponge
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Hope you're right Bob, my parsnips are still in the ground too
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Love it!Originally posted by coreopsis View PostAsk her to go and get them-you can always say freshly dug is the best that's why you waited till the last minute
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Just been down the lottie to dig up some leeks................the fork bounced off the ground.
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The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.
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Just been out to my greenhouse to get some lettuce and the door is frozen shut.
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