Parsnip
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Parsnip, Hollow Crown Seeds
Pastinaca sativa
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Product Information
Hollow Crown parsnips are easy to grow with well-tapered crowns that are white and smooth.
Hollow Crown produces heavy yields that grow to be 30 cm (12") long with 5 cm (2") crowns. When young and tender, the roots are delicious raw. These parsnips are also excellent in soups, stews, and vegetable dishes. Frost enhances the sweet delicate nut-like flavor.
- SKU: 143762
- Common Name: Parsnip
- Botanical Name: Pastinaca sativa
Growing Information
Safe
for Bees
Grows
Best In:
Full Sun
Days to
Germination:
21 - 28 days
Water
Needs:
Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
Days to
Maturity:
120 days
Key Features
- Plant Type: Vegetable
- Plant Lifecycle: Annual (plant every year)
- Seed Type: Heirloom
- Fill Weight (grams): 1 g
- Approximate Seed Count: 350-375
- Planting Method: Direct Sow
- Water Needs: Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
- Landscape Use: Edible Garden
- Growth Habit: Root
- Resistance: Deer
- Tolerance: Drought
- Flavour: Buttery with a nutty flavor
- Preparation Ideas: Parsnips are at peak flavor if harvested after first frost. Peel, remove ends and cut into 1 in. pieces. Bring 1 in. of water to a boil in a medium sized pot. Add parsnip pieces and cover. Cook parsnip until fork tender (approximately 10 minutes). Drain water and mash parsnips like potatoes. Add salt and pepper and any other desired flavorings.
Instructions
Parsnip is a cool season crop and seeds can be sown directly in the garden in early Spring as soon as the soil can be worked.P Space seeds and plant to the depth indicated below. Press seeds into the soil to ensure good contact and cover with 1.3 cm (1/2 in.) of soil. After planting, water seeds with a gentle mist or shower. It is critical to keep the soil consistently moist, but not soggy during germination. When your seedlings reach a height of a few centimetres (inches) and have developed 2 or 3 pairs of leaves, it is important to thin them out, according to the plant spacing indicated below. Do not allow the soil to become dry, as young plants have underdeveloped roots and can quickly dehydrate, particularly in windy conditions.
- Planting Depth: 1.3 cm (1/2in.)
- Seed Spacing: Sow parsnip seeds roughly 1.3 cm (1/2 in.) apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 45 cm (18 in.) apart.
- Plant Spacing: 8 cm (3 in.)
- Instructions for Nutrient Care: Apply SUPERThrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
Suggestions
Growing Suggestions:
- It takes up to 28 days for seeds to germinate and the soil should not be allowed to dry out or crusted over during this time as this will impact germination success.
- Care should be taken when handling the foliage of parnsip and it is recommended to wear gloves when harvesting. Remove and discard the foliage before bringing parsnip into your house.
- Parsnips are ready for harvest in the fall, after a frost when they become more flavorful. The frost sweetens the parsnips by converting starches to sugars within the roots.
- If your parsnips are long and spindly it may be due to them being sown too late, harvested too early or having insufficient soil nutrients. Like carrots, parsnip soil that is free of weeds or stones. Loose soil will produce long, straight roots. Clay, weedy or rocky soil will produce forked roots.
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Overall rating: 4.0833335 / 5 from 12 reviews.
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Amazing product!
"Amazing product!"
"Did not sprout"
Tasty Parsnips
"Last year I planted McKenzie Hollow Crown Parsnip seeds which I purchased at a hardware store. Planting was easy and they tasted good, however, in my area, they did not develop fully after over 120 days. Did not replant this year but will try again next year by planting much earlier in the spring to allow more time for growth. They were none the less very tasty."
Easy to grow/easy to store for months
"I was (very) surprised to see how easy these were to grow. I suggest everyone gives them a try. They keep so well, I trimmed off the tops only, then wrapped them in damp paper towel and put them into the coldest part of the fridge crisper in a sealed ziploc bag. We ate them well into the following year, and they give tremendous depth of flavor in soups and stews. The other thing I do with them is cook them in a bit of water/and after a few minutes, add in some carrots... When fork tender... make a tiny bit of 'sauce' with butter/ginger/salt/pepper AND brown sugar by tossing your veg mix in the butter first after draining until they are very dry, then add the other ingredients and fry for just a minute. A Xmas favorite for sure! :)"
No germination.
"Poor huskily seed."
"Glad to find these. Here's hoping we get a bumper croop"
Super!
"Super :)"
good product
"seeds sprouted well and are growing"
Received.
"Received."
