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How to grow parsnips

Pastinaca sativa · apiaceae family · annual crop

Pastinaca sativa — hero (chairman regenerate)
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Growing basics

Parsnip is a cool-season crop, usually direct-sown in the garden.

Seeds germinate once soil reaches about 50°F.

Varieties in the library run 100 to 110 days to maturity.

Grows best in full sun.

Frost-hardy: keeps going through freezes.

Space plants 3 to 4 inches apart.

Sources

4 parsnips in the library

Hollow Crown · Gladiator · Javelin · All American

Each has a full cited page in the library.

Pests and diseases we cover

Identification and treatment for each, with photos, in the library.

Row & Bed covers 4 parsnip varieties, each with a cited care timeline and fertilization schedule, identification and treatment for the 3 pests and disease that reach them, and planting windows worked out for your ZIP.

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