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    Parsnips in loo roles

    I germinated some parsnip seed in a little tub on a damp paper towel, once they sprouted I put them in loo roles tubes filled with compost. Now they have all come up and when I check the bottom, I can see the tap root is out. My question is, should I put them in the ground now? Will they die off if there is a frost. I havn't got anything to cover them with.

    Also he ones I planted straight into garden in cone shaped holes filled with compost havn't came up at all. Too cold?
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    How big are the leaves scoot are they true leaves or still seedling?

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    • #3
      Still seedlings at the minute but the first true leaves can't be far away as they've been like that for a couple of weeks now. The reason I ask this question is because I don't want the tap root getting too long as it just means I'm going to have to dig deeper when I plant them in the garden to keep it straight so I get straight parsnips.
      Last edited by Scoot; 04-04-2015, 08:21 PM.

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      • #4
        Loo rolls aren't deep enough for parsnips you really need kitchen rolls. The main tap root is out of the loo roll before you see the leaves.

        I would put them in the ground and take pot luck. If you loose them there is still time to sow more. I don't sow mine until the end of this month and still get good roots. If you leave them you will get distorted roots as the roll is not deep enough.
        Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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        • #5
          mine have just started showing seed leaves "in loo rolls"!, because all the beds have been manured and there is not much depth of soil i was going to grow a few on in potato grow sacks ,i had better check tomorrow to see if the tap root is out ,is it a problem if it is ,or would i be better starting again ?its my first time with snips and am not looking for massive roots just something edible

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          • #6
            They won't mind a frost, but them might mind going outside without any hardening off ... but I think the risk that the taproot is damaged is greater, so I would plant out without delay.

            I think if you use loo rolls for Parsnips then they need planting out as soon as the seed leaves appear (which is about a week after sowing chitted seed). If using taller newspaper pots or kitchen-roll tubes then first true leaf is about the time that the tap root reaches the bottom of the "pot". Which gives a bit more time for a hardening off process and to get the plot ready for planting!
            K's Garden blog the story of the creation of our garden

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            • #7
              I'll plant them out tomorrow morning then. If I found something to go over them would that help? Just until the last frosts have gone?

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              • #8
                Yes, I think that's a good idea. A 2L Pop bottle, with the bottom cut off, would be ideal (leave the screw top off too - so they get some air and don't cook!). Failing that fleece would keep the wind off them for a week whilst they acclimatise.
                K's Garden blog the story of the creation of our garden

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                • #9
                  Well, ive got 50 of them to go out and I don't think I have that many pop bottles haha. It'll have to be something quick as well there is the small matter of a north east derby to take in all day tomorrow. So i'll have to get cracking tomorrow morning, earlyish. Howay the Toon.
                  Last edited by Scoot; 04-04-2015, 10:05 PM.

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                  • #10
                    I'm just sowing mine today. Bit late but I couldnt have managed it earlier. I had to wait for the PSB to finish, and am half way through the digging over to prepare the bed for the parsnips. It'll be ready in about a week. I figure it would be a good idea to get them sown now though, indoors on the windowsill in kitchen rolls.

                    Can I put the seeds in the tops of the tubes or do i need to germinate them first on a piece of kitchen roll?

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                    • #11
                      Germinate them first on damp kitchen/loo role. Once they have sprouted their root, plant away. Mine are doing great by doing it this way.

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