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16-03-2008, 03:12 PM
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 Parsnips Germination Question I have been germinating some parsnip seeds between a couple of moist kitchen roll sheets inside a plastic bag. I am planning on putting them in loo rolls The seeds have started to open - no sign of any greenery yet. How big should they be before I move them from the kitchen roll to the tubes? I love parsnips so don't want to mess up this delicate operation!       |
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16-03-2008, 07:40 PM
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| The purpose of putting them on kitchen towel is to see if the seed is viable - as the seeds are "opening" it would certainly seem to be viable. Now you need to sow them into your old loo rolls, PDQ.
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16-03-2008, 08:12 PM
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| Cool, gonna be moving them on after dinner! Ta! |
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17-03-2008, 02:51 PM
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| I have put some in loo rolls and the rest in homemade paper pots (I plan to open up bottom when planted). I've put mine in the greenhouse for now. I *think* I will be waiting til they are pencil size before they go outside. Though judging by the weather forecast they might be coming back to daddy in doors tonight! |
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17-03-2008, 03:24 PM
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| I too am growing my parsnips in paper pots, I think the pots I make will have rotted down quite well by planting time. I have sown 2 seeds to a pot and will remove the weaker one. I did the toilet roll method last year and they were fine, and grew huge -till the ginger mice ate them!!! |
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17-03-2008, 03:45 PM
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| Don't wait until they get pencil size. Ideally you want to get them transplanted to the final position before roots come through the base so no disturbance.
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17-03-2008, 05:14 PM
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| I read the pencil size thing on another thread on this forum  I will makesure it is before thems roots break through the bottom. Seeds ave only just germinated so will be a while yet emums. Cetainly hope mine are huge like yours headfry! |
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17-03-2008, 05:36 PM
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| I am being retarded, I was thinking about LEEKS! My parsnips will be planted long before they are pencil size - too long sat at this dexk today me thinks! |
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18-03-2008, 08:47 AM
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By putting the whole loo roll straight in the ground, t'parsnip doesn't even know it has moved house 
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18-03-2008, 09:29 AM
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| Ok thanks, Two Sheds! are there any other veg that would benefit from no root disturbance? I have a paper potter but the end result pot seems small and Im not sure if the seedling could stay in it long enough before putting direct into the ground.... |
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19-03-2008, 09:12 AM
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| I've been religiously collecting loo rolls for months now - will definitely be using some for my parsnips, peas and broad beans. Very heavy frost down in our neck of the woods (South Wales) at the moment though...
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19-03-2008, 10:04 PM
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| Yup it is brrrr here in wales land. |
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