[willnbirdie]

Hi

Had been having trouble with parsnips growing really well then hitting harder soil and then turning into several roots with little useable parsnip.

This year however we dug a huge pit about 2 feet deep and filled it with a mixture of loosened soil, spent potting compost and a little sand.  We then transplanted our toilet rolls with seedings into said ground.

Well we have dug our first parsnip (having had a frost) and wow - how long and fat - well worth the extra digging effort - judging by first results we could have more parsnip than we know what to do with.

Certainly will be doing the same next year.

willnbirdie

[TheSpartacat]

Any chance of some photos? So we can all gaze in envy... 

[willnbirdie]

Have eaten the first ones out (yum yum) will take some piccies of the next ones

cheers

willnbirdie

[Fisherman]

Don't dwell on this subject too long as I know someone who will bring is photo out again (DD) and we don't want to be embarrassed again do we

[Jamie Butterworth]

I was just about to say that fisherman, i wonder how they fare against DD's big un?

[aubergine]

This is my effort from last year I have not dug up any this year yet.  By the way the tiles are 33 cm squares.
I am not sure they quite match up to DD's efforts but I am quite proud of them.

[Yorkie]

Don't dwell on this subject too long as I know someone who will bring is photo out again (DD) and we don't want to be embarrassed again do we

You mean this one ? 

[purplebean]

I was just about to say that fisherman, i wonder how they fare against DD's big un?

I'm not sure I want to see DD's big un  :blink:

[viettaclark]

Did anyone see Toby on GW growing show parsnips? A container of sand with a core of compost, 3 seeds planted then thinned to the strongest, water etc. and the parsnips grew the depth of the container and width of the compost core!!! Blooming HUGE!
Pretty impressive....but what a faff!