[Kleftiwallah]

Am I correct in thinking you sow the parsnip seedling into straight vermiculite?

Cheers,   Tony.

[jaydig]

Last year was the only year I'd ever failed with parsnips.  They just didn't germinate no matter what I tried. Tomorrow I'm off to the lotty and one of the things I plan to do - if it's not too windy - is to sow the parsnips. I just take out a drill, soak it with water, station sow the seeds, cover and leave them to get on with it. Hopefully this year will be more successful than last.

[Aidy]

HI Tony
No mate. I dib a small hole and fill with sand ( we have very sandy soil) to about 8mm ish, pop the seed in and then top up with vercumulite.

[theothermarg]

I'm sure I read somewhere on here to dib a deep hole and fill it with compost then put a few seeds in, anyway I did this the first week in April then put a few radish in-between covered the lot with a enviromesh cloche and I can actually see a few peeping up 
I failed miserably last year although they were usually no trouble. soil persist in being clay despite every thing except total replacement of soil being added to it.

[Kleftiwallah]

My parsnips on damp paper are starting to sprout rootlets .  What do I do now, into pots with J.I. N2 and vermiculite?

Cheers,  Tony.

[Aidy]

If it was me, and what I do, is striaght into the ground soon as now, it means you dont always sow a row stright away but as they sprut.