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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?

Bren

Is it just too early? We never use any until well into the Winter when they have had some frost.

Might be ok for a spiced parsnip soup ?

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?

Cold storage set to not dehydrate.

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.

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.
Thanks
Bren


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