[chrissie B]

Ok while on holiday we had a load of rain making every thing bolt mainly my parsnip greens were 3 ft high so ive chopped down the bigges , i still think i could take out more will that be ok whats left is about 1.5 ft high , theres new coming throuh my beetroot is also the same .
chrissie b

[sunshineband]

My parsnips are also very tall this year, and I am hoping this means there is lots going on under the ground. As they need their leaves to grow with, I shall not be cutting them down, as usually we start to harvest them around the end of  November. I think you should leave them to grow chrissie and not take out any more leaves.

My beetroot is no where near as tall, but I have taken off damaged and yeloowing leaves as they are not doing their job any more, and yes, new leaves will still be growing.

Sounds as though yours are both doing OK!

[chrissie B]

My beetroot have started to flower when i got back one had stem like a tree trunk im thinking they wont be very good , my friend carol has lovley beetroot oh well one day
chrissie b

[snowdrops]

You've still got time to resow beetroot, and if you have room & seed try the parsnips again, if they have bolted I think you'll find the roots will be woody & inedible

[mumofstig]

The parsnips have only 'bolted' if they have made a flower stalk, like the beetroot.
If all you had was tall leaves, due to the weather - then they haven't bolted, and the roots should be fine