Parsnip seeds

[TEB]

I always sow straight into the ground but have left it till late March early April, I have always used new seed, my soil is light/sandy, chicken pellets I apply lightly about a month / 6 weeks before. Usually about a 70 - 80 % success rate.

[womble]

my parsnips have been on kithcen roll for over a week now, and still no signs of life. the paper keeps drying out but i keep on wetting it.... do you think they arn't damp enough? or do i just need to be more patient

Cling film over the top and a red napkin on top of the kitchen paper.
Cling film stops the paper dying out and the red napkin makes it ten times easier to see the tiny white roots.

[snohare]

You're on the ball Womble ! You do realise that the little dears won't come away now, just to spite you ? !

[Herbie]

I have mine on damp kitchen towel in placcy bag in the window sill. It has been there for about a week and a half with no signs of germination. I was just about to give up, as Im rubbish at parsnips, so thanks for the advise I will wait a bit longer and see if I can get them going. I love parsnips but can never seem to get a decent crop, hoping this year will be sucessfull. Last year my parsnips (with the exception of one) looked like baby carrots:0

[pipscariad]

The boiling water trick worked a treat for my parsley (I now have The Parsley Plant That Will Not Die in my raised bed!), but it's a mile walk to my lottie and there's no electricity, so I can't see it happening for my parsnips!

I'm giving the airing-cupboard-and-loo-roll method a try - this is my first year growing parsnips, so I'll be interested to see how it works out...

take a flask

Or a camping gas stove and camp kettle - adds that element of adventure and excitement too It's what I did for my parsley last year (my dear old Grandad used that tip, and it always works a treat for me).

Is it only me, does anyone else have a problem with getting Parsnip Seeds to germinate??/

Any tips please.

Well, this is my first go at growing parsnips, so I watch this thread with interest. Only put them on the kitchen roll the day before yesterday, so I know I've got a long wait ahead...

[selfheal]

*runs off to find a plastic bag* thanks for that!

no signs of roots just yet... but they look a bit puffier so im hoping thats signalling internal goings on- probably reading too much into it, but hey ho!

[Sanjo]

Elliesmummy, the take AGES so don't despair.

[Sprocket*]

I always grow Galdiator Parsnip and it comes up without fail on each occasion that I have tried, no special treatment.

[Elliesmummy]

thanks for that, i wont give up on them for a while

[zazen999]

I've merged these 2 threads as they were saying pretty much the same thing.

[NOG]

Mine have been on kitchen paper in a chineese plastc box with a lid ad nothing

[maytreefrannie]

Mine are on the windowsill near enough two weeks now. I put them on a cloth inside a paper bag when I went away for a few days, now they're all dried out. I think will just sow them as they are in a couple of days.