Parsnip Seed Blend
Pastinaca sativa 'Tender and True' / 'White Gem'
- Two of our favourite varieties of Parsnip!
- Long roots from one short and stubby from the other.
- Both resistant to canker and both have an excellent flavour.
Supplied as a packet of approximately 200 seeds.
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Description
These two favourite varieties of parsnip will give you the best of both worlds - short and stubby roots from 'White Gem' and long tapering roots from 'Tender and True'. Both grow alongside each other very happily.
Both are smooth-skinned, a strong resistance to canker and a truly sublime sweet flavour. We really cannot rate these varieties highly enough - and all from one packet of seed!
- Sow March to mid May (we have sown as late as May 26 and had good results).
- Sow three seeds every 6" (15 cm) in" (2 cm) deep drills 18" (45 cm) apart.
- When large enough to handle thin to one plant per station.
- Top Tips
- Do not be tempted to start these early in plugs or in toilet role cores; transplanted parsnips always result in fangy roots!
- Similarly avoid sowing into freshly manured ground as this to will cause fangy roots.
- Keep parsnips watered during dry spell to avoid cracking or hard cores.
- Whilst you can start harvesting in late summer, for thetruly best flavour do not start lifting and using until after the first frost - patience really is a virtue when it comes to the flavour of parsnips. Frost in the ground converts the starch in the roots to sugar giving them extra sweetness.
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