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When did you sow them? I haven't even prepped the bed for the little p words yet. Not even going to think about it until March. Sowed em around March last year and I still got tutted at for being too early. I wasn't. they came up just fine thank you very much
The books often talk about sowing parsnips (see I'm not afraid to say it) in February. I have found that sowing to early seems to increase the risk of them being affected by canker.
Don't worry if you can't get them into the ground yet, there's plenty of time for another sowing. I don't usually bother until March / April time.
i always have such problems germinating parsnips that i put some in root trainers a couple of weeks ago and have kept them in the verandah ...and they have germinated - i have tiny little seedlings - am assuming they wont be ready to go out for a few weeks -thats fine with me......will put them under bottle cloches....
I will be direct sowing in April - worked last year so will do the same this year.
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I sowed mine in March last year, and they didn't do well at all. The year before they didn't go in until April, and we had a good crop. We didn't even get one for Christmas last year.
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Now a little Shrinking Violet.
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