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What are your parsnips like?

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MikeFromLFE:
I've only lifted a few, but my impression is that they are much better than last year's.

Last year I got mostly small, tasteless specimens - which didn't (as far as I remember) fork.
This year they are forked, bigger and much more tasty.
I don't tend to thin them although I know I should, and they get as much attention as the beetroot - next to none.

JellyLegs:
After a great year last year, where I had parsnips coming out of my ears and was searching for new ways of using them up, this year was definitely payback.  Hardly any germinated and those that did came to absolutely nothing despite copious watering during the dry summer.  I pulled them all last week, not enough in total to make a plateful.

IanDG:

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 :thumbsup:  :-[

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Seriously, looking forward to growing our own veg when settled in the new place 🙂

hellymedic:
Gave up growing these after subtotal failure.
Sainsbury's have supplied some nice roots.

Cudzoziemiec:

--- Quote from: MikeFromLFE on 14 December, 2022, 07:49:23 am ---I've only lifted a few, but my impression is that they are much better than last year's.

Last year I got mostly small, tasteless specimens - which didn't (as far as I remember) fork.
This year they are forked, bigger and much more tasty.
I don't tend to thin them although I know I should, and they get as much attention as the beetroot - next to none.

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Are forked parsnips reckoned to be usually tastier?

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