Ah, Thanks Sally - Totally makes sence
I had planted then in the other half of the bed to the carrots, & had given them some liquid feed made from some muck I had.

Thanks for this
I'll be more prepared next yr
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Hi there Having had a very successful crop of parsnips this year (I did the geminating on kitchen paper inside) I have been exitedly biding my time & have left them in the ground as I heard somewhere they tasted better after a frost. I decided to sneak a peak at some over the w/e - & was gut...

Thanks for the ongoing info & chat ... I now have parsnip seeds with little tails, & like someone else mentioned, not enough loo rolls! I will get more pots for some (I got a bit carried away in how much seed I germinated!) as I won't have room for all in pots. Do you think I could plant som...

Many thanks for all of your responses, I really appreciate this & will give it a go. I especially like the idea of being able to plant out the seedling & loo roll direct - that hadn't occured to me atall!
Cheers
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Hi all, I've read reference to people germinating parsnips on kitchen paper on another post - is there science in doing this, or are you just laying out seed on damp kitchen paper & waiting til it germinates ... like we used to with mustard & cress. I've always grown my parsnips straight int...

Many thanks for your help both of you - so I will start seperating the bulbs.

I'm also the cook so no worries there ... only myself to offend. I like the idea of pesto making though, so might give that a go.

Thanks again
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Hi There I had a good crop of Solent white garlic last year, so thought I'd sow some of the harvest I have left instead of buying new ones ... However, is it best that I plant the largest cloves out of the bulbs & leave the smaller for eating ?? Or does the size of the clove / bulb not relate to...

Many thanks for your info on this - reasuring about the marrow / squash family too, I was pretty convinced they couldn't be related ... shows you shouldn't believe all you find on random web searches!

I have to say, I do like 'marrowlets'! - very funny

Thanks again for your help
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Hi There - Please could some of you brainy bods help me out ....? I'm trying to identify all the species from the nightshade family, please could you help me complete the list - so far I have: Potatoe Aubergine Peppers & chilli Tomatoe Recently though I've read in a couple of places that zuccini...

Thankyou both for your kind replies and time you have taken looking in books etc. Helixdesign - I'm praying its not onion white rot, will that effect the garlic & leeks too? As they are in the same beds & are ok, infact they are great. Interestingly Giulia - I'm pretty sure my neighbour does...

Many thanks for this - We shall give it a go.
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Hi - Since I moved to my new plot I have failed to grow any onions despite great garlic and leeks. At the old place I planted sets and had good results. I tried sets the past two years here, both years they sprouted, but only grew 6 inches tall, then died or stayed that size all summer. The 1st yr w...

Hi there We have kindly been given a healthy looking grape vine thats currently about 3 foot tall. We want to grow it up the front of the house as thats the sunniest & most sheltered position. But as the base of the house is surrounded by concrete - we wondered if we could put it in a huge pot? ...

I think it must have been the thinning from what you say, i dont think the carrots had 3" each. So thats something to look more carefully at in future - also the moisture might have been more of a problem if they were competeing with carrots so close.
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Hi - Can anyone offer any advice, to why my parnips - hollow crown -(which were planted in alternate rows with carrots) are massive, & the carrots - autumn king - pathetically small; most barely an inch long, the biggest, few of them, 3 inches. They were planted at the same time, & treated e...