{"id":8310,"date":"2011-11-24T14:37:45","date_gmt":"2011-11-24T14:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/?p=8310"},"modified":"2019-10-20T13:47:09","modified_gmt":"2019-10-20T12:47:09","slug":"how-to-grow-parsnips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/how-to-grow-parsnips\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Grow Parsnips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Parsnip<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Click here for Parsnip Troubles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Sowing Time<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Planting Time<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Soil<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Spacing<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cutting \/ Lifting Time<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Storage<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cooking<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Parsnips require very little attention and the roots can be left in the ground all winter and dug up as required but if you store some in November you will still have some when the soil is too frozen to dif them up. Do not attempt to replant thinnings as they won’t take well. Keep an eye on weeds and water well in dry weather. Harvest as the leaves begin to die down in autumn. They will taste better if left until after the first frost. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Mid February to end April<\/span><\/td>\nn\/a<\/span><\/td>\nFor long specimens ensure the soil is well prepared and stone-free. Any reasonable soil will do in a sunny or light-shaded site. Dig well in Autumn but don’t add manure or compost.<\/span><\/td>\nSow three seeds together and thin out to one plant 6ins apart and 12ins between the rows.<\/span><\/td>\nMid October to mid March<\/span><\/td>\nCan be kept in a plastic bag in the fridge for up to two weeks. To freeze: trim, peel and wash, cut into cubes, blanch for 5 mins and freeze. <\/span><\/td>\nTop and tail and remove any damaged areas. Scrub (don’t peel) and remove the hard core in older roots. Parboil for 2mins and roast. Alternatively they can be boiled and mashed. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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<\/a><\/a>Parsnip Troubles<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Trouble<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Symptoms<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Treatment<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Prevention<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/a>Black Rot<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Blackened Carrot Roots seen on stored carrots<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Burn diseased roots<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Store properly and do not use the same land for carrots next year<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/a>Clayburn<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Not serious but will produce blackened roots \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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None<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Dig out any clay in the soil before sowing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/a>Fanging<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Forked roots<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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None<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Don’t add manure or compost prior to sowing. Don’t make beds too firm<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/a>Parsnip Canker<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Blackened Parsnip roots which crack leaving the root to rot<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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None<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Lime the soil and don’t sow too early. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/a>Small Roots<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Small parsnips<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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None<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Dig soil deeply and break up any clay by adding well-rotted manure or compost<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/a>Sclerotinia Rot<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Mouldy Roots found on stored parsnips<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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None<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Ensure roots are firm and disease free before storing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/a>Splitting<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Split roots caused by heavy rain. These parsnips will not store successfully<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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None but can still be eaten<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Water regularly in dry weather and apply a mulch to conserve moisture<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/a>Swift Moth<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Hollowed-out roots caused by caterpillars<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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None<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Use Chlorophos to control<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/a>Violet Root Rot<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Mouldy roots and yellowing leaves<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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None<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Rotate crops <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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Parsnip \u00a0Click here for Parsnip Troubles Sowing Time Planting Time Soil Spacing Cutting \/ Lifting Time Storage Cooking Parsnips require very little attention and the roots can be left in the ground all winter and dug up as required but if you store some in November you will still have some when the soil is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6987],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8310","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-how-to","7":"czr-hentry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8310"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15659,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8310\/revisions\/15659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningregisterblog.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}