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    The fat lady's singing loud and clear

    Well friends, my quest to sprout parsnips is finally over! I have 2 rows of parsnips in the raised bed. I will have loads of thinning to do, because in order to get the parsnips (5th attempt this year) I bought a new packet of seed and sowed the whole packet in 2 x 3 ft rows!! I am absolutely made up. I can't believe it - I have parsnips.
    Granny on the Game in Sheffield
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    Don't thin them for a while, I got a good lot of baby roast parsnips a couple of weeks back.....


    ETA: Forgot to say - WELL DONE!!!!!
    Last edited by zazen999; 26-07-2009, 06:56 PM.

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    • #3
      The germination time is crazy! well done, I got some too, first time lucky cant grow carrots to save miself! dunno why

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Aileen35 View Post
        The germination time is crazy! well done, I got some too, first time lucky cant grow carrots to save miself! dunno why
        Ask the guy who won 10 million on the lottery! (Now grows carrots,With a little help from Peter Seabrook of course!)
        My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
        to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

        Diversify & prosper


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        • #5
          Originally posted by zazen999 View Post
          Don't thin them for a while, I got a good lot of baby roast parsnips a couple of weeks back.....
          How long do you have to leave them to get a useful baby parsnip? The few I thinned at the weekend (I'm not very good at thinning, can't bring myself to do it) were miniscule and have been there for maybe 7 weeks?
          Garden Grower
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            Originally posted by jacob View Post
            How long do you have to leave them to get a useful baby parsnip? The few I thinned at the weekend (I'm not very good at thinning, can't bring myself to do it) were miniscule and have been there for maybe 7 weeks?
            About 3-4 months....to be honest with parsnips I'd leave them be until early autumn and then thin them if you want babies. 7 weeks is nothing in a parsnips's life history.

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            • #7
              They're still growing and looking closely they are about 2" apart, so it paid off sowing the whole packet because they haven't all germinated. They are inbetween rows of carrots in a raised bed which I am about to fleece over - will they be ok? Sits biting nails and humming until a reply comes along.
              Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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              • #8
                I've never failed to germinate parsnips. Well, they've never failed to germinate themselves (from at least a year old seeds, maybe 2). I think it's my inattentive and forgetful manner. I don't even realise they've taken months to come up usually.

                Getting to eat them is another matter. Some rodents completely hollowed them out the 1st time (didn't realise until I tried to harvest them!) and the 2nd some really ugly bugs ate them. 3rd time lucky. 1 shouldn't tempt fate, but they're looking good this year. Well, if you ignore the ant aphid farms!

                I've only got a 12" square pots worth. Thought I'd try a tub after the rodent incident.
                Last edited by BFG; 27-07-2009, 09:05 PM.

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                • #9
                  they will grow a lot taller than carrots. You may need to increase the netting height.
                  and congrats

                  [edited bit - my carrots haven't grown much at all, so to be honest, I only know how tall parsnips grow...about mid thigh height on a 5' 8" person]
                  Last edited by taff; 27-07-2009, 10:21 PM.

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