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Post by castanea on Dec 19, 2012 0:04:54 GMT -5
When do you plant the seeds of root parsley?
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Post by 12540dumont on Dec 19, 2012 4:22:04 GMT -5
I have grown parsnips now for 4 years.
I have found that some go to flower the first year I plant them. (Oops planted too late for my climate.) I have not had to put up anything to keep them upright.
The forked roots ones at "my farm" are not ones that make forked roots in the next generation. So what causes forked roots?
Forking may result from attacks of root-knot nematodes, from stones, from deep and close cultivation or (more frequently) from planting in a soil that was poorly prepared. Twisting and intertwining result from seeding too thickly and inadequate thinning of seedlings.
Once I made a bed complete friable with with compost, I didn't have one forked parsnip, except for one at an end row which had a stone from Oxbow. (All stones originate from Oxbow. Need a stone? Send postage and he'll send you one.)
Okay, so over and over again I tell you the same boring thing. Add compost. Every year. Yes, every single year till you can stick your arm down and pull up a weed and then you can skip and go naked and never have to do it again for seven years. Or, just keep adding compost every single year and you will get great carrots and parsnips.
These are biennials that are worth their weight in gold. These are veges I have just begun experimenting with. I have some carrot seed to give out.
Some of these things you need to think about. I have not been looking for the current fashion of carrot seed. Which is to say small and petite. I have been looking back to giant carrots which are not pretty but are full of nutrients.
I purchased everything I could get for Parsnips and grow them into a bed 25 feet long. To keep seed, I let every other plant be. I purchased seed from Solstice Seed and let all of the seed she sent me cross. The gophers love parsnips almost as much as I do. So, I have to plant twice as many as I need.
My favorite parsnip recipe:
hash brown parsnips. Oh yeah. Bring on the bacon and eggs please.
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Post by 12540dumont on Dec 19, 2012 4:24:17 GMT -5
Hey, I forgot to say that Davida sent me some Hamburg Parsley seeds. They're out there and looking good. I haven't eaten one yet.
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Post by castanea on Dec 19, 2012 21:49:41 GMT -5
When did you plant the hamburg parsley?
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Post by ferdzy on Dec 20, 2012 20:03:26 GMT -5
Not sure Holly saw this. We planted our parsley root in mid summer, which was a bit late. Should have gone in in early summer.
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Post by 12540dumont on Dec 21, 2012 17:24:39 GMT -5
I started the seeds in August and transplanted in the last week of October. Now this may be all wrong, but there was darn little I could find about them. So, if they bolt, I'll get seed and know to start them in Spring.
I've done celeriac in fall and in spring. It gets pretty warm here in the summer, so they bolt. They also bolt in late spring....arghh! However, I found a plant that went to bolt and made it's own little celeriac patch. It did this in late summer, very early fall and they look great right now. So perhaps in my climate, that's the thing to do!
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Post by castanea on Dec 21, 2012 22:11:17 GMT -5
I can't find anything about growing them. It was hard enough to find seeds. My biggest issue has been when to plant them. If I plant them at the right time, I figure they might do OK.
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Post by Hristo on Jan 24, 2013 8:27:48 GMT -5
Root parsley should be planted spring time.
As for the parsnip. Last year I planted more than 10 varieties. I have to say I did not noticed big difference in their flavor. Hopped for more variability.
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Post by templeton on Apr 2, 2013 3:21:39 GMT -5
A pic of two of my parsnip varieties, after seed collection. On the left de Gurnesey, Halblange Weiss on the right. The Halblange is shorter and fatter than the DeG. Haven't pulled the Kral yet, it is quite a bit later to flower and ripen seed - but seems to be really turnip-rooted in my subsoil explorations. T Attachments:
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Post by 12540dumont on Apr 2, 2013 12:54:15 GMT -5
These are the Hamburg's that Davida sent me. You might check with him where he found the seed. They are doing marvelous! Overwintered beautifully! And the gopher did not eat them. The tops taste exactly like parsley. I just gave out the first batch to the CSA! Attachments:
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Post by davida on Apr 2, 2013 15:18:56 GMT -5
These are the Hamburg's that Davida sent me. You might check with him where he found the seed. They are doing marvelous! Overwintered beautifully! And the gopher did not eat them. The tops taste exactly like parsley. I just gave out the first batch to the CSA! These are the Hamburg Turnip Rooted Parsley from J.L. Hudson. I have not grown them yet but Holly's appear beautiful. |
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Post by jondear on Mar 12, 2014 14:11:19 GMT -5
I would think turga parsnip would be a good addition.
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Post by littleminnie on Apr 6, 2014 20:33:23 GMT -5
I've planted two generations of one variety and would like to get some seed to mix in now. I can't remember if I have Harris Model or Hollow Crown. I should get some trading done on it.
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Post by 12540dumont on Apr 7, 2014 18:04:19 GMT -5
 The nearest row has Templeton's parsnips. The second row is Joseph's turnips & radishes. There is quite a variety in height of the parsnips and I'm really on the spot for weeding them now. That 5/8 inch of rain we had brought up every tomatillo in my soil bank. So glad they are up. Row 3 has carrots, and boy I could hardly find them. Also, I was going to save seeds from those turnip rooted parsleys, and I forgot....now I have 10,000 of them. Castanea! Good to see you, what can I use Chestnut Puree in? |
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Post by bunkie on Apr 8, 2014 10:22:21 GMT -5
Looking good Holly!!!
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