Cinnamon Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Just been down to dig over my last raised bed, & have found 10 gorgeous massive parsnips which were sprouting again Do you reckon they are OK to eat, or will they be woody & awful? They were supposed to be pulled just before Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Nibble the end, and if they seem a bit old then put them in a stew so they aren't wasted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 depends on how much new growth there was. Last weekend there was nothing and then Sat it was like parsley growing!!! I've taken a gamble on catching them earlier enough and have cored the big ones and frozen them... I was sure I had got all of them over winter but found '20' (I kid you not) lurking.. some huge monsters too lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 Nightmare to get up too, aren't they? And I agree about the growth - never seen anything grow so fast in my life. I do a good curried root soup, so I think I will bung them in a pot of that to freeze up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Went to the farm for veg earlier this morning and her parsnips are still being harvested. She said that they have grown even more in the soil over winter while everything else goes on hold. They are truly delicious parsnips and not woody even though they are huge, so I would think yours would be fine. If in doubt, you can always cut out the core - which is what I have done before (when I have a successful year with them). If the knife won't go through without a struggle, then that's the time to pop them on the compost - and watch them grow in the heap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 You may need to take the cores out but the rest may be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 interesting. I came back from my hols to find a parsnip in my veg rack - turned into a plant! It seems very healthy, can I just stick it in the ground & watch it grow? Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 It'll probably end up flowering - collect the seeds and see what happens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 interesting. I came back from my hols to find a parsnip in my veg rack - turned into a plant! It seems very healthy, can I just stick it in the ground & watch it grow? Emma.x Careful as they do turn poisonous in second year of growth...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
