Growing Parsnips From Seed

how do you all do it ???please , I was hoping just to plant straight into the veggie patch

Hey C isn't that what you do with seeds

Thats what I do bung them in the garden bed, some might prefer to pot them up first.
I am not one for that way except with special tomato seeds

Parsnip seeds are slow to germinate my Yates book states 21-28 days I have no idea.
To me they are just like carrots to grow, so bung them in and see what happens

okies MA , an Easter job now, too wet out the back, YAY more rain, still gt wet though , time to relax before I start dinner, roast chook with all the trimmings, might have a few got the footy one

I would not mind a shot of the bosses whisky it may fix my head up

Then maybe it wont either...

No harm in trying I guess sorry your not well MA, colds are a real bugga, you feel like crap

Cheryl . roast chook and trimmings, Drool,It would be perfect with babed tomato charlotte and baked parsnips .

Parsnips are so bloody expensive down here that is why I want to try and grow some o no snips witht he roast tonight

Baked parsnips .

We grow our parsnips from seed too but they do take a looooong time to mature,today we planted chinese cabbage,Kale and caulies then our energy and backs went out

Know the feeling Brenda, seem to stop for a lot of breaks for frequent these days

Cheryl Parsnip seed has only a short longevity,two years and you may only get a 5% germination,b'c i grow Hollow Crown parsnip for seed i have it coming up every where.

Ya want me to biff some seed in the mail for ya?

That would be great Richard as I bought these seeds l;ast year and never got around to planting them and at least I know yours are fresh, healthy and organic

oh yeah.
parsnips.
i almost forgot!!!!

Yes tessa it was "S" word, get some in the mail to you as well on Big Smoke Friday

You may have bought the seed last year Cheryl but you know how old the seed was before its even packaged.

MA you obviously have not had baked parsnips cooked by someone who knows just how to
cook them right.THEY ARE NOT
They are delicious.I love them cooked anyway.
No one asked about Baked tomata charlotte, which means everyone knows what it is and how to make it.I have not seen it cooked anywhere for a long time , exept in my own kitchen cooked by Faye.

got the recipe Gwen, I have never heard of it

Just sprinkled the Parsnips and Swede seeds last years were so lovely and sweet
so fingers crossed for this crop

wait a minute, gwen.
you said 'babed'...and i thought...'hmm'. do i even want to know about that?