[dinbar51]

I have a friend who has emigrated to Crete but he so misses parsnips! They don't really get frosts out there and so he hasn't tried to grow parsnips because a bit of forst on them is supposed to improve the flavour. He has heard on the ex-pats grapevine that there are now varieties that don't need frost to improve the flavour. Has anybody hear dof any such variety. I need to buy and post them pretty quick so any help is much appreciate. Perhaps he'll be so grateful that he invites you to stay!

[compostqueen]

I ate mine pre frost cos I couldn't wait and they were lovely. There were Hollow Crown, cheap as chips from Wilko. 26p  

[richyrich7]

Can't they just bung 'em in the freezer for a week or so before eating  :idea:

[dinbar51]

Sounds good to me! He's thinking of growing them in pots. what do you think he should do?

[Trillium]

...to forget the pots. Parsnip tap roots are way too long for any pot.

[GrannieAnnie]

We ate most of our Hollow Crown before the frosts too!  Too impatient to wait!!!  They were still lovely!

[CZ Silhouette]

I ate mine pre frost cos I couldn't wait and they were lovely. There were Hollow Crown, cheap as chips from Wilko. 26p

We ate most of our Hollow Crown before the frosts too!  Too impatient to wait!!!  They were still lovely!

Thats nice to know! I grew Gladiator F1 last year & was to impatient to wait & they had little flavor. Sown Gladiator again this year to try after the frost to find if taste is greatly improved.
Will plant some Hollow Crown also to keep me going until frosts.

[fatbelly]

I sowed my Parsnips on Sunday, do I need to protect them from the Carrot Root Fly?

[shaun]

I sowed my Parsnips on Sunday, do I need to protect them from the Carrot Root Fly?

I dont fatbelly but come to think of it i dont protect my carrots  :?

[Trillium]

Yet others have terrible carrot fly problems. Fatbelly, ask around your allotments/gardening neighbours if they have problems and you can better decide what to do in your area.

[Gardeners Delight]

this isnt a frost problem but my parsnips tops are shooting again are they still ok to leave in the ground or should I dig them up & store them?

[Stripey_cat]

I'm sure one of the catalogues lists a mini parsnip for growing in deep pots on the patio.

[gobs]

this isnt a frost problem but my parsnips tops are shooting again are they still ok to leave in the ground or should I dig them up & store them?

if you don't need the space, they can stay there. The thing with new growth is that the inner core of the root becomes tough and inedible at this stage, you need to discard that.

[DD.]

this isnt a frost problem but my parsnips tops are shooting again are they still ok to leave in the ground or should I dig them up & store them?

if you don't need the space, they can stay there. The thing with new growth is that the inner core of the root becomes tough and inedible at this stage, you need to discard that.

I always sling it anyway!