Bolted parsnips ....what can I do ?

muckyhandsmike

Grown parsnips this year for the first time - I’ve been away and upon my return the first row has bolted. Presumably not enough watering in my absence.
Is there anything I can to do rescue these  ? I have lopped off the flowering heads fwiw.

fidgetbones

Leave the flowering heads for the insects, but the roots will have gone hard and woody.  Umbellifers attract some really interesting insects.

bcpathome

There is nothing to be done. What a shame .

muckyhandsmike

Darn it ! 
I suppose I could pull them up and reseed ....

bertrand-mabel

Sorry as well but we haven't been able to grow parsnips for many years now and to see that you had some that could have been harvested a little time ago ...well you did better than us even though they have have bolted.

muckyhandsmike

Oh these were only sown in feb/mar so I hadn’t planned on harvesting until next winter !
i have another row which are going ok atm so I’ll keep a close eye on them.

bcpathome

That’s all you can do ……good luck .

Lyn

I can’t imagine how they’ve grown in three months from seed to bolt. 
Mine are about 3” tall. 

muckyhandsmike

Well well they were about 2 feet tall when I came back home from being away !
As I said I’ve never grown them before but didn’t expect that really !
perhaps I’ll add a photo next time ...

raisingirl

You could sow some more. Depends on the weather and they may be quite small, but it's actually not too late to get a crop for Jan / Feb