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Post by steev on Mar 16, 2014 22:49:23 GMT -5
I seeded 3 kinds of parsnips today, hoping for rain and good sprouting.
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Post by templeton on Apr 14, 2014 0:02:42 GMT -5
Wasn't sure to post here or on the Kral Thread. Steev mentioned the variety 'Fullback' back in 2011. I remember searching for it back then, but didn't come up with anything. However a search today found this site <http://cuke.hort.ncsu.edu/cucurbit/wehner/vegcult/parsnip.html>
They mention that it came from the variety Short Thick by selection. Lends encouragement to our endeavours.
"Fullback (St-12) - Breeder and vendor: Dessert Seed Co. Parentage: selection out of Short Thick. Characteristics: open pollinated, uniform short root with thick shoulder. Similar: Short Thick. Adaptation: wide. 1980.
Smooth White - Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Company, Detroit. Parentage: selection from Long White Dutch. Similar: Long White Dutch. Characteristics: long tapering roots, 8-10"; very white parsnip. Ferry-Morse Seed Company Desc. List. 1950."
edit: just did a quick search for Short Thick parsnip seed, and only available from Prairie Garden seeds in Canada, as far as I can tell. and he's not set up for international sales.
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Post by steev on Apr 14, 2014 0:10:35 GMT -5
"It's a poor workman blames his tool", so it must be a good one gives it credit.
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Post by steev on Apr 14, 2014 0:18:25 GMT -5
Re Fullback; that is encouraging; I deeply regret losing it, as it was very promising in my crappy soil, being quite large, though stubby; long roots are utterly hopeless for me, still.
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Post by richardw on Apr 14, 2014 0:23:29 GMT -5
Stubby parsnips mean i dont need to go and get my shovel,i can just pull them straight out
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Post by templeton on Apr 14, 2014 0:26:10 GMT -5
Re Fullback; that is encouraging; I deeply regret losing it, as it was very promising in my crappy soil, being quite large, though stubby; long roots are utterly hopeless for me, still. See my edit above for seeds of the parent. T |
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Post by richardw on May 14, 2014 14:51:22 GMT -5
Harvested the full bed yesterday and sorted what to be replanted back in for flowering after the coming winter. Been a F1 ive picked roots that have thrown heavily to both of the original variates of Kral and Melbourne White,there's a bit of a brown rot on some,normally i wouldn't select any with it but i'm after shape with this next flowering,but the generation after that i'll be more selective in what goes through to the F3 generation. These are now back into a different bed and ready for spring  |
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Post by templeton on May 15, 2014 18:51:17 GMT -5
Some nice fat ones in there Richard. I particularly like those rounded end ones. Hope i get more of them from my latest sowing. What causes the brown rot?
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Post by richardw on May 17, 2014 0:21:28 GMT -5
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