Parsnip ‘Tender and True’
Pastinaca sativa · Vegetable · No. 32
- Sow under cover
- —
- Sow outdoors
- Mar–May
- Harvest
- Oct–Feb
- Germination
- 14–28 days
- Spacing
- 15 cm in the row, 30 cm between rows
- Days to harvest
- 120–150 from sowing
- Sun
- Full sun
- Seed saving
- Hard
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoors | March | April | May | |||||||||
| Harvest | January | February | October | November | December |
Notes
Long-rooted parsnip; sweeter after frost. Seed lasts one year — return it the same season you save it. Wear gloves: leaves can irritate skin in sunlight.
Saving seed · Hard
Biennial or wind-pollinated. Seed comes in the second year or needs 20+ plants to stay true.
- Grow at least 20 plants of this variety.
- Biennials: store or overwinter roots, replant in March.
- Tell us before you start — we pool hard lots between members.