parsnips spring up at last

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parsnips spring up at last
« on: June 23, 2011, 15:48 »
Sowed some mid April, and they came up overnight like mustard and cress


last night I mean  :lol:
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Re: parsnips spring up at last
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2011, 15:51 »
What's your secret with such rapid germination?
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: parsnips spring up at last
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2011, 15:53 »
Threaten to dig the ground over next and start again with something else


D'you think I'm on to something here?

Shall I try it  a bit sooner next time?  :nowink: 

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Re: parsnips spring up at last
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2011, 15:54 »
I would  :lol:

Still at least they made it   :D

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Re: parsnips spring up at last
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2011, 16:19 »
Or maybe it is mustard and cress :)

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Re: parsnips spring up at last
« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2011, 20:14 »
Or maybe it is mustard and cress :)

You can go off people  ;) :lol:

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Re: parsnips spring up at last
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2011, 20:21 »
Breaks my heart to thin them !
I do replant the thinnings and with this wet weather most of them have stood up! :)

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Re: parsnips spring up at last
« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2011, 15:57 »
i put some in this week   :( does that mean it will be aug/ sept before i see them ?

(i think i was abit late put them in)

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Re: parsnips spring up at last
« Reply #8 on: June 24, 2011, 16:03 »
just a tad late :nowink:   (months!  ::) )

If conditions are perfect they are up in a couple of weeks! Otherwise.......................
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......................................................who knows  :lol:




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