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I've planted parsnips for the first time this year and am anxiously awaiting the emergence of seedlings. The trouble is that seedlings of every weed known to grow on earth have emerged in the raised bed I have sown the parsnips in! As it is my first time growing them I'm not sure what the seedlings are like. I'm assuming they are something like carots, can anyone help? I've googled the web for images of them with no luck.

Here you go.



Jerry

Wow! That was quick! Thanks sanders.

I planted some parsnip seeds a couple of months ago, but nothing has appeared
Is it too late to plant some more?

No, still time. I have another row to go in once the sun comes out for more than 10 seconds!

Jerry

Zena, you have still got time to sow parsnip seed, they might not grow into monsters but they will be of a fair size.
I don't know if you do this, but if you take out a drill as if you were sowing normally and then sow five seeds every nine inches, when they have germinated
[hopefully] you can thin them to one per station.
Make sure you thin them after rain or an hour after watering them.
Is it fresh seed by the way.
I'm sure these ones will grow in your friable soil that you lovingly tend.

Kind regards Old Herbaceous.

Theres no fool like an old fool.

Thanks for that,I'll have another go! The seeds were brought in Wilko's last week so hopefully they'll be fresh. just go to try & find some room,somewhere.......