Not good crops

[indian]

Hi Everyone,well this year for us in Bulgaria has been a disaster for crops we have had temperatures reaching the 40s the crops we are growing are cauli,broccoli parsnip,runner beans.and carrots.The carrots there very good,Cauliflower about the size of a potato some just did nothing the broccoli we tried a new seed but not as good as the sprouting type,Parsnip they all seem to have forked,but when we planted the seed there seems to be double the amount we sowed,I read somewhere that there are a lot of wild parsnip which I believe are poison,so im a bit iffy with this.plus with the heat the amount of water is going to be more than if we bought them this year but thats life,but it looks like you have had bad weather for your crops.Any info would be appreciated ref false Parsnip thanks.

[BarleySugar]

I have to be honest and say I've never heard of false parsnips. Have you any growing where you didn't sow parsnip seed? If so then there could be weeds that look like parsnips I suppose. However, if you only have them where you sowed, then it seems unlikely, it would be too much of a coincidence that the false parsnip only germinated in the bed where you sowed the true ones. My problem is the reverse, only about 6 germinated, it's been so cold and wet here.

I just looked it up, Cicuta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and it looks as if you should be able to distinguish quite easily between real and false parsnip (water hemlock). The root system appears to be totally different. If you haven't had much rain, I wouldn't think water hemlock would be growing in your parsnip bed as it likes wet, marshy conditions.

[lottie dolly]

would the foliage,smell and general appearance not help you to judge better,use a strong magnifer to look at them both for comparison,if you buy a 1 from a shop first,

[indian]

Thanks Barleysugar for your reply all the best for your crops this year.

[Feral007]

I'll be complaining about temps in the 40's eventually. I'm really over not being able to grow things now - but once it starts it will be full on.
Hi Indian, welcome to the site.