best parsnips ever

[solway cropper]

I got my best ever yield of parsnips from a flower bucket today. They were so tightly packed in that I could only get them out by slitting the bucket and peeling it away from the root mass. After trimming there was just short of 3lbs of usable snips...pretty good for a vegetable that’s supposed to be difficult to grow.

After giving up trying to grow parsnips in my stony soil I've been container growing them for three years now with excellent results.

parsnips pics and more at:the recycled gardener

[midlakefan]

sounds fantastic. What soil did you use and did you grow them from seed? I'm considering growing parsnips this year.

[johntheeng]

Just looked at you recycled gardener site and am impressed. It has given me some ideas, thanks.

[John B]

I have also looked at your site and found it very informative,it just goes to show what can be done if you just stop and think about it.I shall trying out some of your tips on containers this coming season.JB.

[solway cropper]

Thanks JB. I think the main thing with growing your own is to think about what you want to achieve and how best to do it. This might not always be conventional but that's never bothered me in the past