Table of Contents:
Sowing parsnips: how to grow your own sweet winter carrots Introduction – sowing parsnips, a cultivation with patience and reward Pre-sowing, prick out & planting out: sometimes no intervention is better Soil & preparation: airy is more important than rich Sowing parsnips in open ground: trusting the process Location & water: consistency is better than abundance Nutrition & fertilization: less is more Protection & points of attention: keep calm underground 🧺 Harvesting & storing: how to get the most out of your cultivation 🍽️ In the kitchen: winter food with character Finally ❓ Frequently asked questions about sowing parsnips
🌱 Sowing & planting
- Sowing depth: 1.25 cm (loosen the soil well for straight roots)
- Sowing distance: 35 cm between rows and 15 cm between plants
- Germination: 16 °C, 14-21 days
- Planting distance: parsnips are sown, not planted
- Plant out as: parsnips are sown, not planted
- Growth cycle: approx. 125 days
📅 Growing times throughout the year
- Normal cultivation: sow outdoors mid-April-mid-May; harvest late September to March.
- Early cultivation: sow outdoors mid-February–mid-April; harvest June–early August.
- Autumn cultivation: sow outdoors in July; harvest late December-March.
Start cultivation (sowing)
Harvesting
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Normal cultivation (outdoors)
Early cultivation (outdoors)
Autumn cultivation (outdoors)
🏠 Inside
🪟 Greenhouse / conservatory
Outside
