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[Cinnamon]

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

[mostin]

Nibble the end, and if they seem a bit old then put them in a stew so they aren't wasted.

[Matthew]

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

[Cinnamon]

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

[Valkyrie]

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!

[chickencam]

You may need to take the cores out but the rest may be ok.

[craftyhunnypie]

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

[Valkyrie]

It'll probably end up flowering - collect the seeds and see what happens!

[Matthew]

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......