Parsnip Tape!

[Guest]

^^^^instead of glue. It is to keep the seeds in place

[Chippy Minton]

.... ......then I'll just lay the sheets on the bed, spray with water & cover with sieved compost.....

Just a couple of questions:
Is sieved compost cosy enough?
Do you have matching parsnip pillowcases?
Do you dream of parsnips?

[veggiechicken]

Better to grow parsnips in bed, than peas

[Bigmallly]

Just a couple of questions:
Is sieved compost cosy enough?
Do you have matching parsnip pillowcases?
Do you dream of parsnips?

All the time.....................................

[Bigmallly]

Flour and water? Why do you put flour and water onto the sheet and then put the seed onto the flour and water?

Was thinking of making a Parsnip Cake.......................

[Bigmallly]

Just prepared a few more..............................:

[Scoot]

^^^^instead of glue. It is to keep the seeds in place

Ah right, I see.

[Lisasbolt]

Just read though all of this, my tea is now finished Great thread really enjoyed it.
I put some spring onion seed on toilet paper a couple of weeks ago and now have 2 small but lovely rows of onions coming up.
I am looking forward to do the same with carrots and parsnips.
Did not even think of masking tape, i am going to buy some in town today and have a go with some radish. I often get bored when the nights get darker so this will keep me busy for a while. hopefully anyway as i don't want to buy more seed

[Bigmallly]

Did not even think of masking tape, i am going to buy some in town today and have a go with some radish.

Masking Tape woks Lisa but leaves an elastic glue residue behind, although easy enough to remove from the soil it doesn't break down. I'm sticking with Flour/Water glue on Tapes/Sheets & Discs. Sheets & Discs are a doddle to make.

[Lisasbolt]

Masking Tape woks Lisa but leaves an elastic glue residue behind, although easy enough to remove from the soil it doesn't break down. I'm sticking with Flour/Water glue on Tapes/Sheets & Discs. Sheets & Discs are a doddle to make.

Umm, yeah i dont fancy removing glue from the soil. I have enough to do already

I will steal a few sheets of newspaper from the fire pile and try that as toilet paper was a bit messy.

[Bigmallly]

Kitchen Roll may not be too bad as it's a tad thicker than loo roll.............get the sooper dooper absorbant type stuff........I'm toying around with going into a few DIY stores to see what wallpaper samples I can lay my hands on. I may be able to get hold of some ready pasted samples...................Owt's worth a bash..........

[Lisasbolt]

You know, i was just thinking if i made some tape with the flour and water mix in newspaper. Then i damp the newspaper and put in a zip locked bag to start germination. I wonder if that would work. As i really struggle for carrot and parsnip to germinate as the ground is so very very dry and have to water serval times a day which most of the time i cannot do. Then i can plant out and hopefully have nice lovely plants. What do you think?

[Bigmallly]

Give it a go Lisa, you've nowt to lose. If it doesn't work, just give the tape a good soak when laying then cover with a mulch. They should find their way through to the light.

[Lisasbolt]

Thats what i thought, i have everything so why ever not. I´ll report back in a couple of weeks if it has worked

[Bigmallly]

I look forward to an update.