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Bren
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I dug out a few parsnips a couple of days ago, when I went to use them today they were gone soft and floppy why was that ? I hadn't washed them yet when you see them in the shops they always seem firm to the touch?

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Is it just too early? We never use any until well into the Winter when they have had some frost.
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Might be ok for a spiced parsnip soup ?
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Funny that, Bren, because I find the same with carrots. If I bring home too many carrots for a meal, by the time I want to use them two or three days later, they are soft and flabby, whereas bought ones can last for a fortnight or so in a cool place (both would be kept in our cool garage). Presumably, the same applies to parsnips. Why, I wonder?
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I was wondering if it could be something to do with the root crops having a low water content when harvested, ground being dry from lack of rain, it takes an awful lot of hand watering to soak down to the bottom of a parsnip.
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You could be right OH, I didn't water the parsnips much trying to concentrate on peas, runner, french and broad beans thats in the ground for a short time, the parsnips had to take 2nd place.

Yes it could be too early to start digging them out, will see how they do later in the year.
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