[Thephoenix572]

Last week I sowed some leeks, parsnips, chillis, peppers and celeriac. So far only leeks are showing is this normal?

[Totty]

You will have to wait a while for the rest. My celeriac and parsnips have been in 3 weeks now. nothing showing. Give it time, they will.

[mumofstig]

Parsnip, chilli and celeriac can all take their time to germinate - peppers are usually quite quick if they are warm enough, I sowed mine on the 28 Feb they were up on the 5th  

[DD.]

Where have you got them?

[Thephoenix572]

Bedroom window in a long propagater with lots of cells in

[DD.]

Parsnips won't like it. They only need a temperature of 7^oC or so. If it's too warm, you'll get weak plants.

They are also not keen on being transplanted and have to be carefully handled if you do it that way - in a loo roll rube for example.

[Thephoenix572]

They grew fine last year the same way

[DD.]

You were lucky then!

I thought your celeriac was in a plastic bag?

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=90233.msg1003515#msg1003515

[Thephoenix572]

It is, thats in a seperate mince container

[Brassica Blaz]

is it at all beneficial to sow parsnips so early? i dont sow mine till the end of aprilish.

[DD.]

Me neither and then I do them direct.

[Brassica Blaz]

Me neither and then I do them direct.

me too .ever tried the variety" javelin" DD ? the last 2 seasons have been gladiator,and someone said they where a good variety ,so thats what im trying this season.

[DD.]

I have tried Javelin, but Gladiator take some beating! 

[JayG]

I think I tried Javelin a few years ago but stick to Gladiator these days (nothing wrong with Javelin, but I think they tend to be slimmer than Gladiator which in my poor soil is not good news!)

(I would need to find a very small human being to pose for a pic with mine to have any chance of beating DD's!)