update on parsnips

[water rat]

Bonjour parsnips luvvers,

thought you'd like an update on the situation, can't seem to find the original thread.If you remember ,way back in feb/march some of us were trying the damp paper towel method and I managed to acheive 100% germination. Well, I carefully planted them out  ,but we had an almighty storm which washed them all away. Not to be daunted I did it all again with further success and planted at a later ,more clement period. D'you Know ,not one b,gger came up!

Have now resorted to traditional method and have a decent healthy crop

So, not sure now if I believe it is the germination that is the problem.

Any successes out there with the pre_germination method?

W Rat

[andyh4]

I tried the "start them off in separate pots and plant them out, even though thye books say don't do it" method last year.

 

I now know why the books say "don't do it".

 

Not a great success, but we did get some parsnips.

[Linfr]

We started ours in fibre pots which went into the ground in their entirety - result was 100% success rate!  We will be sticking to this method!! 

Lin

[cassis]

End of May, planted groups of 5 seeds at set distances directly in situ, each in a small pocket of damp seed compost and buried 1cm deep.  Picked out leaving the strongest seedling if several came up.  No gaps, doing well with plenty of top growth (despite a whitefly attack).

I don't like parsnips.  It's for the OH. 

OH replies:

Yes he does, just cooked in a special way!!!

[sueyh]

We bought our seeds in the UK in a long strip on a roll - you just unroll it and plant - well we seem to have success - lots of evidence of leaves.

suey

[foxyloxy25]

Like you I grew my seeds on wet kitchen paper then transferred them to filled toilet roll inner tube, when we thought the time was right we planted them cardboard tube and all, they seem to be doing ok.

Jeanne