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Sign up freePastinaca sativa
vegetable
Bees
Pest controlUse fresh seed each year — viability drops fast. Direct-sow only. Flavour sweetens considerably after frost converts starches to sugar.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
🌼 Beneficial companion — draws Hoverflies, Parasitic wasps, Lacewings that help control Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips, Caterpillars, Spider mites, Flea beetles, Colorado potato beetle, Stink bugs, Leaf miners on neighbouring plants.
Deep, loose, sandy — remove all stones to prevent forking
Carum carvi
herbA fellow Apiaceae — similar growing habits to Parsnip
