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    I have been told that when I plant my Parsnip seeds I need to boil the kettle and pour a cap full down each hole before droppping in the seed and covering ... this I am assured will make them grow ... has anyone heard of this or knows if/why it works

    Also if anyone else knows of any querky tips for seeds I am all ears
    THE MORE MUSHY YOU ARE THE MORE THEY LOVE YOU

  • #2
    not heard of that one before try loo rolls and indoors for good results and fresh seed

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    • #3
      But I dont want to grow loo rolls lol ...

      Joking aside thanks for the info ...
      THE MORE MUSHY YOU ARE THE MORE THEY LOVE YOU

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      • #4
        Hi
        Or germinate on a piece of damp kitchen roll in a plastic bag - parsnips take aeons to germinate, but mine came up in 3 and a half weeks using this method. Then pop them into the loo rolls until they can go outside.

        I would try the boiling water method though - it's always good to take a punt as if it works, it's brilliant!

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        • #5
          I've heard / read the boiling water method too - might even have been on here. I guess that would work if you are sowing straight into the ground, I am trying the loo roll method.
          pjh75

          We sow the seed, nature grows the seed, we eat the seed. (Neil, The Young Ones)

          http://producebypaula.blogspot.com/

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          • #6
            The hot water warms up the soil. Helps with germination. As will pre-soaking the seed (as with Beans) or germinating on kitchen towel.
            All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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            • #7
              Hi
              Surely the boiling water will warm the ground for only a short while?
              my tea only stays hot so long!!!!!
              Let us know if you try, and the outcome.

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              • #8
                Following advice on here last year, I germinated my parsnip seeds on the windowsill between two sheets of slightly damp kitchen paper. It worked a treat, I've just finished the last of my lovely yummy parsnips, so I will be doing the same again this year.
                Life may not be the party we hoped for but since we're here we might as well dance

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                • #9
                  Me too moggsue. I've got 3 left in the garden. You know that each one you plant is a goer - no more gappy rows. I shall do it again that way.
                  Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

                  www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated March 9th - Spring

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                  • #10
                    The boiling water advice was from me on another thread - I think I must have got it off the 'Vine when I first started because I've done it for a couple of years now and it works brilliantly.

                    Dwell simply ~ love richly

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                    • #11
                      call me old fashoned but i just put mine staight into the ground. i never have any problems. i do get all wired shaps and sizes though

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                      • #12
                        I thought I'd read this tip some where recently. It was one of the tips taken from here and used in the latest Let's Grow Veg magazine

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                        • #13
                          second parsnip thread on the go here!!!!!!i'm sticking with the bog rolls again
                          http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...gs/jardiniere/

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                          • #14
                            Done it with Parsley and it works. Parsley apparently needs drastic changed in temperature to germinate.
                            Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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