Author Topic: Can I now add parsnips to my "FAILURE LIST"😡  (Read 1394 times)

Duke Ellington

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Can I now add parsnips to my "FAILURE LIST"😡
« on: September 26, 2017, 21:17:22 »
 Today I dug up some parsnips and the are the worst ever!! I wanted to see how they were doing. They have big ol chunky roots with a big woody core😡 What did I do wrong this year😭😭

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Re: Can I now add parsnips to my "FAILURE LIST"😡
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2017, 09:52:31 »
I would not add them to my list just yet.  Parsnips benefit from a good frost, they are also one of the root crop that needs a long time to mature.  Somehow they get sweeter and sometimes the "core" reduces.  So I would say that you need to back off and leave them alone until you get some frosts.

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Re: Can I now add parsnips to my "FAILURE LIST"😡
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2017, 10:22:30 »
Wise words from Bill.

I start to harvest parsnips very early, using them as baby veg. This is when they are about the thickness of a good cigar. They are tender and tasty and the thinning gives others room to get bigger. But as we get into early autumn I stop harvesting and await some cold weather before I harvest more.

Don't give up yet. They can sit undisturbed a bit longer and you can try them again later. Nothing to lose by waiting, although, of course, no one can be sure if winter will be a mild one or a cold one.

Not mad, just out to mulch!

 

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