[sparky]

Gerry the "Head gardener" (he's been on the allotments here 30 yrs) Told me. "Parsnips should go in on St Valentines day for the best harvest"
Is right???

[ditchdigger]

NO.

[Trillium]

Parsnips need to finish up with cold weather to bring out the true taste. If you planted them on Valentine's day, they'd be awfully tough by late fall.

[DD.]

No way josé. Way too cold.

Mind you not as bad as going with Good Friday for sowings, at least 14th February doesn't hop around the calendar!

[donald.cape]

Hiya,
Don't know about parsnips but an old bloke on our site always says "tatties shouldn't go in 'til they've been blessed by God (Good Friday) and should be dug up when the winner passes the post at the Carlisle Bell horserace at the Carlisle meeting in the first week in July".

Donald

[DD.]

Re Good Friday...

1989 - 24th March
2011 - 22nd April

A good 4 week variation! I'd like to get my earlies in before 22nd April in 2011, if the planet's still here!

[wellingtons]

... old boy's tales about when you should plant what, then there's the planting with the phase of the moon concept.

My method is simple, plant whatever whenever I've got the chance mid way within it's ideal planting time ...     It's called the busywoman's planting plan ...  

[gobs]

... old boy's tales about when you should plant what, then there's the planting with the phase of the moon concept.

My method is simple, plant whatever whenever I've got the chance mid way within it's ideal planting time ...     It's called the busywoman's planting plan ...  

    And works a treat.

[Novice]

I don't know about parsnips, as I've never successfully grown one (but this year will be different    )
But I always plant my tatties on St.Patricks Day - I'm sure Rosie will agree thats the right time

[GreenOwl]

My method is simple, plant whatever whenever I've got the chance mid way within it's ideal planting time ...     It's called the busywoman's planting plan ...  

I'm with Wellingtons!  'Cept the way the weathers been (bar last year) I go with slightly earlier than midway if poss.

[gobs]

NO.

Agreed.

BTW, was there Valentine's Day celebration 30 years ago?

As we don't have this back home, I don't know anything about this.

[gobs]

Hiya,
Don't know about parsnips but an old bloke on our site always says "tatties shouldn't go in 'til they've been blessed by God (Good Friday) and should be dug up when the winner passes the post at the Carlisle Bell horserace at the Carlisle meeting in the first week in July".

Donald

Donald  
 
Do you follow the race then?

[Sadgit]

... old boy's tales about when you should plant what, then there's the planting with the phase of the moon concept.

My method is simple, plant whatever whenever I've got the chance mid way within it's ideal planting time ...     It's called the busywoman's planting plan ...  

same here.. except I am a man.. well I was last time I looked