tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post2214629549121799153..comments2023-09-07T15:35:59.964+01:00Comments on The Compost Bin: Growing ParsnipsCompostwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-29857207578714100452013-05-24T18:35:13.113+01:002013-05-24T18:35:13.113+01:00I LUV the toilet paper tube idea. i will definite...I LUV the toilet paper tube idea. i will definitely try this for slow-to-germinate seeds like parsnips.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-76138560273757602102012-07-31T19:42:44.076+01:002012-07-31T19:42:44.076+01:00No, parsnips can stand in the ground and taken as ...No, parsnips can stand in the ground and taken as needed all through the winter - you might want to dig a few up if a very hard frost is forecast, though. <br /><br />Sorry it has taken me so long to reply.Compostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-64020948961883368822012-05-06T00:33:30.678+01:002012-05-06T00:33:30.678+01:00Hi, I don't know if this blog is still managed...Hi, I don't know if this blog is still managed given the date of the last comment, but here goes. We have planted parsnips, (first time)my question is; when they are ready do they all have to be dug up, or can we take them from the ground as and when we want them.<br />If they all have to come up, how long will they last and what is the best way to store them.If you read this and reply, thankelizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-89333517599454743972011-05-02T16:54:48.286+01:002011-05-02T16:54:48.286+01:00Thanks for your tips on growing parsnips. I especi...Thanks for your tips on growing parsnips. I especially like the idea of starting them off in loo roll centres - brilliant! Also, I have been searching the web to find out if the tops are edible as they certainly look tasty, but got many conflicting opinions. Thanks again, MaryMarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-13566287076721167912010-06-18T00:23:03.846+01:002010-06-18T00:23:03.846+01:00We love Parsnips. I learned a tip from someone eve...We love Parsnips. I learned a tip from someone even older than me. Plant seeds under a board: 28 days later uncover. you have Parsnip sprouts. <br /> My question is about managing a parsnip patch. I now have large patches of pure stands of Parsnips ,but they are ALL flowering. How can I let them naturally seed then have some to eat?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12422565081659125115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-23129372247248641502009-03-24T00:04:00.000+00:002009-03-24T00:04:00.000+00:00Ariana Saraha, sorry, but no you won't get baby pa...Ariana Saraha, sorry, but no you won't get baby parsnips by this method.... :-(<BR/><BR/>what you WILL get is plants which will produce flowers and then from the flowers, parsnip seed....so if you want you could try letting nature take its course and then planting the seed and seeing what happens...<BR/><BR/><BR/>otherwise, buy some parsnip seed NOW and get sowing so you can eat parsnips in 9 Compostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-264542347044449672009-03-23T22:46:00.000+00:002009-03-23T22:46:00.000+00:00Curious if anyone knows... I saved one parsnip fr...Curious if anyone knows... I saved one parsnip from last winter's harvest, as it was sprouting new green leaves. I've put it in water and it rooted, and the top grew inches in a week! If I plop it into the ground, will it send out shoots and make more babies? (Is it potatoes that do that?)Ariana Sarahahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532642705186446325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-25470294333689106292009-03-14T21:57:00.000+00:002009-03-14T21:57:00.000+00:00Sorry meant to say, we have just eaten our last pa...Sorry meant to say, we have just eaten our last parsnip tonight and the last of the leeks will be going into a soup. I find it amazing that they survive the winter's cold,<BR/><BR/>MargaretMargaret's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736694208684946814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-15503495794334314782009-03-14T21:56:00.000+00:002009-03-14T21:56:00.000+00:00Now I know why I saved all those loo rolls, I'll b...Now I know why I saved all those loo rolls, I'll be planting my seeds in the morning,<BR/><BR/>margaretMargaret's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736694208684946814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-47687745307169833632009-03-13T22:18:00.000+00:002009-03-13T22:18:00.000+00:00We had home-grown salad earlier in the week - smal...We had home-grown salad earlier in the week - small kale leaves, flowering shoots off the mixed spicy leaves, chard, some mizuna and wild garlic. Very green and very fresh tasting :-)<BR/><BR/>Rosie xA Green and Rosie Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501989987736281707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-51122897337718375072009-03-13T20:54:00.000+00:002009-03-13T20:54:00.000+00:00Well the good thing about the loo roll trick is it...Well the good thing about the loo roll trick is it is easy to plant a loo roll tube where a few parsnip seeds DIDN'T come up.<BR/><BR/>And you can see where they are, so easier weeding!<BR/><BR/>Also you plant the loo roll as well, so there is a little collar to stop you hoeing the baby parnsnip plant, along with the weeds!<BR/><BR/>Rosie, I *wish* we had used ours up.. we love parsips, but stillCompostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-5385192413126217092009-03-13T20:08:00.000+00:002009-03-13T20:08:00.000+00:00We love parsnips here (as long as you don't tell B...We love parsnips here (as long as you don't tell Ben they are pasrnips!!). I'm just getting to the end of last years crop and they did really well - fairly even in size, minimal forking and no canker. I might just freeze a few as a treat for a summer roast.<BR/><BR/>Rosie xA Green and Rosie Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501989987736281707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-58717061740425816212009-03-13T18:13:00.000+00:002009-03-13T18:13:00.000+00:00Hmm, well I have thrown caution to the wind and pl...Hmm, well I have thrown caution to the wind and planted straight into the clay on the allotment. In asda today, parsnips are £1.98 a kilo. VERY expensive if you ask me. so I am also going to have a bash at loo roll tubes as well.<BR/><BR/>Lets hope they come upSolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00809314184012834659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-83944859510145218962009-03-13T16:31:00.000+00:002009-03-13T16:31:00.000+00:00awesome blog! this will be the first year I get t...awesome blog! this will be the first year I get to test my green thumb abilites. can't wait!<BR/><BR/>FYI - I am giving away something special on today's blog. You don't have to do anything to enter except leave a comment. Love, Hot Belly MamaThe Three Little Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05293720770115453987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-87108245113817252442009-03-13T12:22:00.000+00:002009-03-13T12:22:00.000+00:00I detest parsnips.. as a kid I was forced to eat t...I detest parsnips.. as a kid I was forced to eat them and my mom used to put them in every pot of soup she made.. she also fried them.. yuck! BUT (hanging head) I'm planting some this year to humor my daughter and I'll be brave and taste them again.. who knows, I just might surprise myself and like them :) <BR/>Thanks for the planting tips.. since I've never planted any before it was very Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com