Parsnips

[Birdie Wife]

I sow mine in stations and usually get really good germination, albeit a bit slow. I make holes about an inch deep and 9 inches apart in rows, pour boiling water from the kettle into each on and let it drain before putting a couple of seeds into each hole and covering with soil. Last year I put in catch crops of lettuce in between which worked really well but this year I've got a few more chickens and they have discovered the joy of al fresco greens so I couldn't do that again. The boiling water trick really seems to help with germination. They have been very slow this year but all the rows are coming through finally.

[Odsox]

Parsnips are weird this year, don't give up if they didn't germinate.
I sowed 4 rows of parsnips on the 27th of March with fresh seed. About a dozen came up and are doing nicely now, but 2 rows did nothing.
I decided to hoe off the weed today in the 2 empty rows and guess what ?
Lots of freshly germinated parsnip seedlings !
10 weeks is a long time to germinate in late spring.

[andyt]

Parsnips,this year,weird,definately!!
Igave up on GH seedlings & chucked the compost on a remote patch of ground Hey presto! 6 weeks later,i have my own parsnip farm!!!

[JR]

I have mine in loo rolls in ice cream tubs if that make sense! They are sat on the patio covered at night with propagator lids. I now have quite a few, about 10 out of 24 planted.

Will keep you updated as the weeks go on.