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[hans brinkmann <hans-brinkmann@t-online.de>]

Hallo Naomi,

your very nice description made me really laughing!
Because of the big crowns you expected probably super giant parsnip -
to feed all neighbors...
Like Bill (and me) experienced:
Usually the (poor) soilstructure is responsible for many roots.

ciao
hans



Naomi schrieb:

> I am just digging up my first parsnip crop.  It looks more like science
> fiction than it does like a store parsnip.  There is a very broad (8 or 9
> inch) crown which is maybe 5 inches deep and then disintegrates into a
> twisted mass of roots suitable for late night TV SciFi movies.  What
> happened?
> Naomi
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