Hollow Crown Parsnip Heirloom Seeds Pack of 25

The parsnip is a root vegetable closely related to the carrot. It is a biennial plant usually grown as an annual. Its long tuberous root has cream-colored skin and flesh and can be left in the ground when mature as it becomes sweeter in flavor.
Perhaps the hardiest of all garden crops, parsnips don’t develop their sweet, nutty flavor until after enduring cold weather. By this time the stem is woody and the tuber inedible. The seeds are pale brown, flat and winged.
Best grown in sandy, loamy soil. After planting keep seeds moist – can cover with a wooden plank or mulch – until seeds germinate.

Nutritional Value:
Parsnips have 36mg Calcium and 71 mg phosphorous per 100gm. The vitamin C level though is 17mg per 100gm which is almost 3 times the level of vitamin C in carrots.

Features:
Easy to grow.
Harvest in 120-140 days
Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed.
Best planted at soil temperatures between 6°C and 21°C.
Space plants: 8-10cm

Planting/Growing Tips:
Parsnips grow best in full sun, but they also tolerate light shade. The soil should be of average fertility, moist and well-drained. For good, straight roots, dig the soil at least a foot deep, incorporating compost to lighten it and improve the texture; roots develop poorly in heavy soil. Mulch to suppress weed growth and to help retain soil moisture. While people tend to think that parsnips and carrots are very similar, the green tops that parsnips produce are much larger and thicker than those produced by carrots. Be sure to give them enough room to grow. The upside is that, once they’re growing, these tops do a nice job of shading the soil, which inhibits weed growth and helps keep the soil moist.

Maintenance and care:
Sow seeds ½ inch deep, 1 inch apart, in rows 18 to 24 inches apart, in early spring. Seeds germinate slowly, usually in about 2 to 3 weeks (longer in cold soils). To speed germination, keep soil moist. Sow along with radishes to break soil crust and mark row.
Thin to 3- to 4-inch spacings. Trim instead of pulling to avoid disturbing roots of remaining plants.
Mulch to suppress weeds and retain moisture.
Hill soil around base of plants to prevent greening of root shoulders.

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