Having failed to get my parsnips (Tender & True) started by direct
sowing in the ground, I followed advice here and and placed another
batch of seeds between layers of damp kitchen paper towel and left these
in the airing cupboard. After a week, they are now beginning to sprout!

I have prepared 4 - 6 inch wide, deep holes in the veggie plot and
filled these with sifted fresh topsoil.

So, what to do now? Do I just carefully place the sprouted seeds atop
each deep hole and cover with a little topsoil and hope all will go
well? Or should I transfer the seedlings to, say, a peat-pot and put
them out later when they have grown on a bit more?

Ed (Herts, UK)