You don't get many of these to the pound...

[Pete C]

Good lord, and I thought the only thing on the interweb that would excite me would be a naked pic of Lorraine Kelly. I stand corrected. Now I understand my destiny; to grow a parsnip that big!

[Brengirl]

one thing to come out of this thread - Grapes always appear to have a bottle of red to hand

but I did take note that it was a full one.

[Hazel at the Hill]

Brilliant parsnips! Mine have gave a bad dose of canker this year (note to self to buy canker resistant variety), and have a passing resemblance to the Ood.

They will still make v good parsnip wine, though, I daresay!

[Incy]

but I did take note that it was a full one.

As it was holding the parsnip up, a full one was better as an empty one might fall over.
I have to admit that I was amused to see Storm had used the same comparison as I did

[bobleponge]

Cracking 'snips. Good effort, especially with not snapping it off.

Got a piccy in my office of my eldest granddaughter with a monster carrot from the summer, we did try and pull 2 more out that were even bigger but silly old granddad managed to snap them.

[HayleyB]

Makes my pathetic snips look even more pathetic

[piskieinboots]

you're pathetic snips will be way better than mine I can assure you Hayley

[Storm]

Thanks for all the comments!!

As it was holding the parsnip up, a full one was better as an empty one might fall over.
I have to admit that I was amused to see Storm had used the same comparison as I did

Yes, I figured that it would be a good comparator because it would be something that all Grape-types would be completely familiar with

As for the "secret" well, all I do is get the dibber and make the deepest hole I can with it and wiggle the top around in a circle so it hollows out a "cone" shape in the ground. I fill it with mixed compost and fine top soil and put the seed on top. cover it over and water it well.

to get it out I have to dig around the top of the 'snip and then a hole down one side with a trowel and fork so that I can take hold of the root near the bottom.

The variety is "Tender and true" from the Real Seed company. they can be a little bit tougher at the top where the leaves join on when they reach this size but I cut around that and use pretty much the whole lot from top to toe.

I cut them into "chips", dusted them with spiced flour and bunged them in the roasting tin with flavoured oil. They tasted great!

and the bottle of red wasn't too bad either

[Brengirl]

Just a thought however. Have you ever made parsnip wine?

[coreopsis]

one thing to come out of this thread - Grapes always appear to have a bottle of red to hand

Cooking with wine

BTW,that's the biggest parsnip I've EVER seen.Well done

[Storm]

Just a thought however. Have you ever made parsnip wine?

No I haven't. I am not a fan of white wine per se but I am reliably informed that parsnips make the best of the vegetable wines.

I once read a piece about allotment holders who grew just rhubarb and parsnips and the whole lot went into wine! To be honest we're parsnip-a-holics in this house and they are not usually around long enough to get fermented

Cooking with wine

BTW,that's the biggest parsnip I've EVER seen.Well done

There's always a bottle open in our house!

There are still about 15 or so left in the ground. wonder if any will be still larger??

[Jillyreeves]

What a whopper :-)

Im growing parsnips next year for the first time, hope I am half as successful as you.