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- From: "Stephen Sadler" <Docshiva@Docshiva.org>
- To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] OT parsnips
- Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:18:39 -0800
Parsnips like lots of organic matter, but they don’t seem
to like it fresh. Deeply tilled, rich soil that has not been recently
amended with nitrogen-rich fertilizer – organic or otherwise –
should make them happy. If I want perfect carrots, parsnips, or salsify,
I dedicate a small, deep raised bed. ~ Stephen From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Karen Tillou that's
been my experience too - commercial root crops, esp. long ones like parsnips
and carrots, are generally grown in VERY sandy soils, where the roots stay
perfect shape, and heavy amounts of water and fertilizers need to be added, as
the sand doesn't hold on to nutrients the way heavier, clay soils do. try
doing some double digging, using a broadfork to break the soils up deep down
next spring, and adding lots of organic matter (every year...) to get and keep
your soils light enough to grow less-alien roots. the deeper
and fluffier you can get your soil, the better you'll do. don't hurt
your back. karen
tillou oregon
city, OR - zone 8a and wet On
Nov 21, 2007, at 8:20 AM, William C. Garthright wrote: 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? Um,... aliens? :-) Sorry, I couldn't resist. I don't know, but I planted carrots
this year (carrots! what was I thinking?) that ended up that way. But this
was in heavy clay soil that hadn't been worked before, and it turned
into a brick in our hot, dry summer. How is your soil there? If it's
too hard, the root might have trouble forming a nice round shape, and just
expand where it finds cracks and crevices. Just an idea. I've never grown parsnips myself. Bill -- In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree
that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose
that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit
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[NAFEX] OT parsnips,
Karen Tillou, 11/21/2007
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Re: [NAFEX] OT parsnips,
Naomi, 11/21/2007
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Re: [NAFEX] OT parsnips,
Karen Tillou, 11/22/2007
- Re: [NAFEX] OT parsnips, Naomi, 11/22/2007
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Re: [NAFEX] OT parsnips,
Karen Tillou, 11/22/2007
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Re: [NAFEX] OT parsnips,
Stephen Sadler, 11/21/2007
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Re: [NAFEX] OT parsnips,
Spidra Webster, 11/22/2007
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Re: [NAFEX] OT parsnips,
Spidra Webster, 11/22/2007
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Re: [NAFEX] OT parsnips,
Donna &/or Kieran, 11/24/2007
- Re: [NAFEX] OT parsnips, Bill Russell, 11/24/2007
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Re: [NAFEX] OT parsnips,
Donna &/or Kieran, 11/24/2007
- Re: [NAFEX] OT parsnips, Naomi, 11/22/2007
- Re: [NAFEX] OT parsnips, hans brinkmann, 11/24/2007
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Re: [NAFEX] OT parsnips,
Spidra Webster, 11/22/2007
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Re: [NAFEX] OT parsnips,
Spidra Webster, 11/22/2007
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Re: [NAFEX] OT parsnips,
Naomi, 11/21/2007
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