Roger Tonkin wrote in
:

Just dug up the first parsnip of the year. Unfortunately there is a
large orange rotten looking mess on it. Never had this before, will the
rest of it still be edible?



That sounds horrible.
Have you tried a different row to dig to see if the rest of your parsnip
has this?

Another thing, and I know you might think I am taking the mickey, but could
they be carrots, or even a strain of parsnip with that colour?

Stranger things have happened.

Best wishes
Baz