parsnips too tempting

Quote from: Mrs Ball on September 19, 2012, 08:45

I was told ... many years ago that if you want to eat early parsnips you can bung them in the freezer for an hour or so before cooking and eating them.

I have heard of this trick, but not tried it. It makes perfect sense, the freezer is emulating the actions of frosty weather.

But patience is a virtue.

Patience, hmmmmmmm! An interesting concept. Must run that one past the OH

We are still getting runners, leeks and celeriac are looking good and there are squash and pumpkin coming as well as beetroot and cabbage and broccoli so perhaps I should practice patience.

Nah, can't do patience, will have a parsnip for  sundays dinner just to test.

Don't ever go to Twongo.
If I need veg not available from the lotty, I go to Spitalfields. Much fresher than supermarket if not as fresh as the lotty.

For the first time this year, we totally by-passed the veg section at Twongos today!

It took a bit of interrogation and a rapid inspection of the list, but nope, we didn't need anything there!

Phew...;0)

Great big crops, Shokks, excellent work there!

Can you try and feed up the leeks and the celeraic?

I've stopped feeding the leeks, but the celeriac seems to respond to a good sploshy liquid feed, and some are getting to fist size, after looking like a pathetic walnut for most of the time!

We're using 6X, dissolved in water!

Maybe worth a try, especially in these last few weeks, and we get some more sunshine!

(The leeks may do something to, as the feed collects in the leaves, and gets absorbed more than somewhat...)!

Great big crops, Shokks, excellent work there!

Can you try and feed up the leeks and the celeraic?

I've stopped feeding the leeks, but the celeriac seems to respond to a good sploshy liquid feed, and some are getting to fist size, after looking like a pathetic walnut for most of the time!

We're using 6X, dissolved in water!

Maybe worth a try, especially in these last few weeks, and we get some more sunshine!

(The leeks may do something to, as the feed collects in the leaves, and gets absorbed more than somewhat...)!

I did give the leeks some BFB a couple of weeks back, but no obvious reaction so far. The only liquid feeds I've got on hand right now are seaweed feed or tomato feed - think the celeriac would like those or do they need something more nitrogen based? And do you think the leeks might grow happy faces if I gave them a slosh of seaweed too?

I normally tend to use the slow release feeds like BFB, chicken manure or Vitax slow release tomato/potato feeds for most things. I did finally get round to starting a comfrey patch this year (smaller than planned, since 3 of the 6 plants succumbed to slugs), so next year I can hopefully start using a bit of comfrey feed.

We had them roasted today with pots carrots and beetroot delicious

Awww Mrs B, sorry to hear that.  I hope he feels better soon and they sort out what is wrong!

hope thingsare soon better