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General => Top Tips => Topic started by: thomasb on August 03, 2004, 13:16:23

Title: Pulling Parsnips
Post by: thomasb on August 03, 2004, 13:16:23
Hi All,
Last autumn with the very dry conditions I found it very difficult to pull my parsnips. I either broke them off two-thirds down or I put the prong of the fork through them.

I found an easy way to get the parsnips out of the ground without damaging them.  You take a hand trowl and carefully make a small hole in the soil around the top of the parsnip.  You them fill the hole with water, wait 5 minutes and the parsnip can be lifted out of the ground without any problem.
Cheers,
Thomas
Title: Re:Pulling Parsnips
Post by: Roy Bham UK on August 03, 2004, 21:20:51
Blimey, the simplest things heh, thanks for sharing...That is cool 8)

Roy
Title: Re:Pulling Parsnips
Post by: Tenuse on August 06, 2004, 17:19:46
I find the best way to pull parsnips is to dress up like a lady carrot.

Ten x
Title: Re:Pulling Parsnips
Post by: Doris_Pinks on August 06, 2004, 17:27:07
V Good Ten! ;D
Title: Re:Pulling Parsnips
Post by: Multiveg on August 06, 2004, 19:27:23
sends Tenuse a carrot outfit  :P
Title: Re:Pulling Parsnips
Post by: Tenuse on August 08, 2004, 09:17:13
It's the only chance I've got, Multiveg, I can't grow parsnips at all!!!

Ten x