Hoping so. If it's OK I'll probably dig all the rest up this weekend. I've lost most of the crop to rats before so these days I dig them up and store them rather than leave them in the ground. If they are all that size though, I may have to find a bigger sack ....
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
On a negative note , sprouts have not done very well this year , wondered if anybody else growing them has had problems ? Plants not tall and sprouts small
Snap Scroggin. Oh has picked the last of this batch of Savoys this afternoon. Like yours, it'sa rather large cabbage and good for loads of meals. I planted 6 more plugs at the weekend but they won't be ready for weeks.
I tried parsnips in the Belgian garden. They either failed to germinate or grew too huge before any sweetening frosts and had woody middles. Haven't decided whether or not to try them here but I am growing cavolo nero which I only see rarely here on organic stalls in weekly markets.
Loathe sprouts but am trying flower sprouts which I do like.
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I'm pleased to report that the parsnip was very tender and sweet
Obs - I grow the variety 'Tender and True' which seems to not need a lot of frost to be tasty and even the monster one wasn't woody. You need new seed every year, it doesn't keep at all well and germination in the second year is really poor.
GRWS - my sprouts haven't done nearly as well this year as last. They've grown quite tall, but the sprouts haven't formed well. Not sure I'll have enough for Christmas . I agree with you though - never liked them but home grown ones picked right before cooking are much tastier.
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
I have switched to Gladiator for parsnips they do not grow as big as tender & true but less troubled by canker etc. Seed is expensive but germination more reliable for me. My sprouts are the best they have been for years. I managed to get some cow muck this year i think that made all the difference, sprout are not huge but I prefer them small & sweet in any case.
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Crikey.
I just dug up my first parsnip for this season. 1.5kg
. I'll swap you half a parsnip for half a cabbage scroggin?
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Hoping so. If it's OK I'll probably dig all the rest up this weekend. I've lost most of the crop to rats before so these days I dig them up and store them rather than leave them in the ground. If they are all that size though, I may have to find a bigger sack ....
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
On a negative note , sprouts have not done very well this year , wondered if anybody else growing them has had problems ? Plants not tall and sprouts small
Snap Scroggin. Oh has picked the last of this batch of Savoys this afternoon. Like yours, it'sa rather large cabbage and good for loads of meals. I planted 6 more plugs at the weekend but they won't be ready for weeks.
I tried parsnips in the Belgian garden. They either failed to germinate or grew too huge before any sweetening frosts and had woody middles. Haven't decided whether or not to try them here but I am growing cavolo nero which I only see rarely here on organic stalls in weekly markets.
Loathe sprouts but am trying flower sprouts which I do like.
Sprouts , never that keen myself , However , home grown ones do taste a lot better and have started to eat them when grown on allotment
I'm pleased to report that the parsnip was very tender and sweet
Obs - I grow the variety 'Tender and True' which seems to not need a lot of frost to be tasty and even the monster one wasn't woody. You need new seed every year, it doesn't keep at all well and germination in the second year is really poor.
GRWS - my sprouts haven't done nearly as well this year as last. They've grown quite tall, but the sprouts haven't formed well. Not sure I'll have enough for Christmas
. I agree with you though - never liked them but home grown ones picked right before cooking are much tastier.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
I have switched to Gladiator for parsnips they do not grow as big as tender & true but less troubled by canker etc. Seed is expensive but germination more reliable for me. My sprouts are the best they have been for years. I managed to get some cow muck this year i think that made all the difference, sprout are not huge but I prefer them small & sweet in any case.
I’ve just dug up my Gladiator Parnsips, 30kg, very pleased with that, now to get peeling, blanching and freezing.
They do grow very big but still very tender.