My first two parsnips

[carlseawolf]

here they are the first two from a febuary sowing of white gem ( the carrot in the middle is 6" long for reference )

[vicki]

they look fab!
I dug one up at the weekend too, just to see if they were growing ok and it was HUGE! Pulled a muscle in my shoulder igging it out! There is a picture on my blog - I haven't quite sussed how to put them on the forum yet!

Enjoy them carlseawolf, they look yummy!

[heebiejeebie]

Congratulations! I pulled one of mine and it was 5" long and about 3/8" in diameter. I'll try again in 6 months.

[moggssue]

They look great, I dont think mine are anywhere near that size yet - but they were very late going in. Well done, hope there are more where they came from?

[Alice]

I pulled a couple to see how they were doing. Much bigger than I expected.

[carlseawolf]

what a lovely pair alice

[Bren In Pots]

Here's my first ever parsnip (Halflong white gem) planted 18th March, did lose the leaves when I tried to pull it out
Second photo is the builders tub that I'm growing them in.

[SueA]

Great parsnips Carl, Vicki, Alice & Bren, pity there's no section for them in the G.YO. online veg. show, maybe you should all campaign for one.

[dasantillo]

I took me a while to get our first parsnip out - first time we've grown them. It was 45cm/18 inches long! It gave us 450g for a pie and enough left over for a roast! We were so impressed we're going to grow more next year! And the taste was far better than the supermarket, which is to be expected.

[carlseawolf]

well done , dasantillo

[Flummery]

Mine were the best I've ever grown too. Had 2 of them so far but they were long and thick (like me!) I shall use the pre-sprouted and toilet roll middle system again.

[Mrs Dobby]

Parsnips

We've had about 13 from the plot so far this year, and have another 90 odd still growing, methinks we may be ok for them this year!