[m1ckz]

hi,,my parsnips have a few brown leaves on them,,was wondering if there is a cue for this,,,,or what is it  ty

[BabbyAnn]

Last year I had some brown patches on my parsnips - looked a lot like blight so I did a spot of research and it turned out to be Celery Leaf Spot which affects all plants in the Umbelliferous group (carrots, celery, parsnip etc)  There was no cure other than to remove infected leaves and dispose rather than compost, and in future use treated seed

[Rosehip]

Is it a patch or full leaf? Last year some of my parsnips got attacked by carrot root fly and the leaves turned brown/yellow.I had to cover with enviromesh this year.But  have got my celery instead this year.Im lucky in that I planted some spares in tunnel.Hope it's not this for you.

[m1ckz]

its patchy     an  ty

[arugula]

Parsnips can suffer from canker which usually shows as brownish areas around the shoulder (top) of the root. RHS advice says that the most likely causes are drought, over-rich soil or damage.

Plant them in well drained soil, avoid damaging the roots and don't plant too early. Carrot root fly can also cause damage allowing the infection in.

[seaside]

Has anyone tried the efficacy of parsnip collars, similar to those employed for cabbage root fly. It seemed such a shame to fleece yet another crop and sort of hoped the snips might be less of a target for the fly.
I'm delighted with the 'snips so far, the tops look good and healthy, but now I'm not so sure leaving off the cover was such a good idea. Is it worth scraping away the soil ( and hence hopefully any pests before they burrow) on the necks of my parsnips and then protecting for the rest of the Summer, or will any flies already be down into the root ? I planted them outside on 12 May.

[azubah]

I never found the collars for cabbage root fly any good. I think there are good and bad years with this particular pest.
We don't usually seem to have much problem with root fly on the parsnips, but the carrots are usually attacked.

[Lisbon67]

Happened mine last year too, but the roots were absolutely fine when I lifted them later in the year.