I ran out of time and planted parsnip plants rather than seeds. I know lazy. Had the crowbar and made nice cones filled with sieved compost. However the crop has been decimated by starlings who pull everything up and then discard it. Have about 50% of my crop left and they seem to be doing okay. But as we know we won't know until we harvest them what is below the soil. Take care all. It's a jungle out there.