Topic: Parsnip challenge

[Weed-Digga]

Weed digga
I put the chitted seed about 3mm ish down in loo roll filled  compost
I plant them out when they look ready
right or wrong it seems to work cos we are having curried parsnip soup tonight.

Thanks, the seeds are chitting as we speak!!

[jesssands]

The only way I get parsnips is to chit as above then pot up  in loo roll inards  in a cold gh, then when a good size
out they go.Still eating last years .

when you plant these out, do you just stick them in, loo roll tubes and all?  thx xx

[George the Pigman]

I agree with sowing them late! You don't really gain anything by the earlier sowing. I have clay soii as well and use a line of spent potting compost in which I sow the seeds. It keeps them moist even in dry spells. Certainly I wouldn't think of sowing seed that is over a year bold as parsnip seed doesn't seem to keep very well.

[markfield rover]

Jessands- yes loo roll and all ,but I soak them first as otherwise the card if dry will form a barrier . You may find you only need half a
roll per seed,they dont put on a great deal of growth early on. A good method for sweet peas( whole roll) Good luck.

[theothermarg]

going to try for some early ones even tho I agree about sowing late. I foud that a combination of methods worked last year I have put the chitted seed into root-trainers as I have found this works well

marg

[Sarah_O]

We soaked our seeds last year and then planted them out once germinated. We dug deep large holes and filled them with compost and put the germinated seed in there. We had fantastic parsnips mostly about 1kg and above. I'll try and attach a photo.
Sarah_O