Parsnips

[Greenleaves]

Evening all

Like many others I am pondering over seed catalogues and am thinking of trying a different variety of parsnips. Traditionally I grow Gladiator and have reasonable success but not always the sweetest even after frost.

Do any grapes have a recommendation?

[marchogaeth]

Real Seeds stock one - so it's the one I grow- Tender and True. I like it because it's really tasty with or without frost and, if I have a bit of space in the tunnel, I can stick a row in for baby parsnips. I haven't tried others.

It will be interesting to see if there are any strong opinions on this, though or if people grow what happens to be "on the shelf" at their seed supplier.

[VolesAteMyPeas]

Like marchogaeth, I grow tender and true. Again, it's my fave of two stocked by my fave seed supplier. It's always germinated quite well for me (but I do tend to wait until at least May), the size is good and it tastes really sweet whenever eaten. I've been pulling mine since August and they were lovely even then.

[snakeshack]

I tend to grow gladiator as I like big parsnips


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[WPG]

I've grown Albion F1 for the past couple of years, and very happy with them. The germination rate is very good, and I've never had any problems with canker or parsnip rust. They grow to a good size, and have quite a sweet taste even before the frosts.

This year I've also tried Cobham Improved Marrow - haven't harvested any yet, so not sure about the taste. In the ground they look a good bit smaller than the Albion though.

[Scarlet]

I grow white gem. I'm on clay soil and as they are a 'shorter' variety I thought they may be a good choice for me. They grow really well, produce good strong roots with little forking.