Parsnip

Growing from seed

Direct-sow Parsnip outdoors about 4 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 21 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 10 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 120 days.

Companion Planting

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  Common Vetch
  

  Common VetchExcellent pair

  • ❧Common Vetch attracts Ladybirds and Parasitic wasps and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Parsnip
  • ❧Common Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Parsnip feeds on
  • ❧Parsnip acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Common Vetch
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  Gai Lan
  

  Gai LanExcellent pair

  • ❧Gai Lan attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps and more, which prey on the Aphids and Caterpillars and more that attack Parsnip
  • ❧Gai Lan suppresses pests that trouble Parsnip
  • ❧Parsnip roots deep while Gai Lan feeds near the surface — no competition
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  Hairy Vetch
  Excellent pair

  • ❧Hairy Vetch attracts Ladybirds and Parasitic wasps and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Parsnip
  • ❧Hairy Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Parsnip feeds on
  • ❧Parsnip acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Hairy Vetch

How to grow Parsnip

1. Sow-4 weeks from frost
2. Germinates21 days
3. Space10 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~120 days

Water: Medium · Height: 30 cm · Soil: Deep, loose, sandy — remove all stones to prevent forking