"David (in Normandy)" wrote in
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"the swede" wrote in message
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If I open a packet of parsnip seeds and do not use all of them. Will I
be able to use them at a later date?

I planted some this year that I'd opened two years ago. They came up fine.
We have a good crop. In fact I noticed on the packet it said to sow them
thickly, enough seed for 20 feet or similar length row. I did the opposite
and sowed them individually a couple of inches apart over 6 rows 20 feet
long. Really good crop.

Sometimes the instructions on the seed packets are so wasteful, suggesting
you sow much thicker than necessary then to thin them out later. Why? I'd
sooner get more crops with less seed and no thinning.
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David
... Email address on website http://www.avisoft.co.uk
... Blog at http://dlts-french-adventures.blogspot.com/

Yes, and they also suggest sow very early and we get a much better
germination if we wait for April, the crop is very good even with this
"late" sowing ours are typically about 18" long and take a bit of lifting!

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Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and
Lapageria rosea