Carrots & Parsnips in Manured Beds
NewBoy2
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I have sown carrot ( 17 April ) and parsnip ( 21/4 ) in a bed I manured about 2 - 3 months beforehand
Carrots....Mr Fothergils Chantenay red Cored 2
Parsnips...Mr Fothergils Countess F 1
No parsnips and only 5 carrots
Comments please Friends
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Whoops, newboy; you may not have left it long enough, but that only means that you won't win 'Best in Show' at your local veg show
. They will be interesting shapes as they try to avoid large bits in the soil - if you have children, they will find them funny
About the poor germination, I have found my carrots under-performing this year, don't know why; had to re-seed 3 large pots.
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...and Parsnip seeds should be pretty fresh, apparently they don't keep, though have never grown them.
Definitely no manure in the carrot bed. If you manure this year, grow carrots in there next year.
You will be able to start a new thread called 'Our rudest veg' !!
I dont do parsnips, they take a lot of space and I dont think they are worth it.
Or maybe like the alien carrot that I grew last year....
Parsnips can take time to show, I've just sown White gem and the packet says 14 - 32 days to germinate. Would have thought yours would have germinated by now though...
Artjak
I sowed all of the parsnips and carrots in their own funnels of sieved soil and compost as Verdun The Master suggested so the lumps of manure will not alter the direction of growth
The beds have had Nematode worms added and I have only just weeded properly as I could not see any sprouting seeds
Zoomer44
I have about 5 carrots showing and no parsnips so I will have to leave it for a week and see if anymore grow
I will buy some Marion carrots that can crop all year round
Last two years I have had loads of parsnips
Aint Nature Wonderful !!!
I start parsnip seeds on damp kitchen paper in a plastic tub on warm window sill. When a small tail appears that seed has germinated and is ready for planting. This way you only sow viable seeds.
Johntheeng
Will kitchen cloth roll do or does it have to be paper
Do you put a top on the plastic tub
I always use paper and have never tried anything else because its so easy to fit it into a tub. I use the tubs you get with a chinese take away and always fit the lid and it works every time.
Johntheeng.....Some of the parsnips in the plastic boxes have tails
1....How big do they need to get to be ready for the next stage
2....What do I do next please
Thank you