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For anyone who's had problems - like me last year - with parsnips either not growing very large, or growing like alien multi-legged tennis balls (!!), I suggest you try what I did this year:Get a big stake or fence postChanfer off the corners to give you a reasonable pointPush about 12"-15" into the ground, twist a bit, then pull outFill hole with bagged compopst mixed about 3 parts compost to 2 parts sandSow two seeds on the top of the compost/sand mixMake the next hole aobut 6" away from the edge of the first.Repeat.Cover the whole lot with a very thin sprinkling of more compost and sand mixWhen they germinate, remove the weakest looking seedling (if both germinate)I did this for the first time this year - to much ridicule from one of my fellow plot holders - and also sowed another lot as normal, in the same raised bed or well sifted soil.Results?The parsnips sown in the dibbed holes we universally long, straight and nearly all a decent size (about 10" to 12" long, about 2" to 3" across at the top.The others grew well, but several are small and stunted, several have multiple appendages, and none are as big as the other lot.All were Tender & True.I'll certainly be donig the same again this year - as will my vocal neighbour!Tony
but it looks pretty basic really, similar to Mike's !
Do you mind, I'll have you know that mine is a highly engineered piece of kit, made to an extremely fine tolerance of +/- 3"
What a beaut mike. When will you be offering these on ebuygumbay? :o ;)
Do they come in differing sizes to cover off the 95th percentile for height?Is there a lightweight ladies version?A metric option for the younger generation?A specialist version at double the price for those growing those trendy miniature veg?Can it be used safely around animals? fish?Is there a safety guard for the cackhanded amongst us? Do I need safety specs to operate it safely? Is there a fully illustrated instruction manual in 15 obscure languages?Only asking.