Hello
can you help , when transplanting Parsnip seedlings would it be beter to
trim the roots or just dib them in

TIA

........................Leslie

On 11/04/2010 16:26, Therefore wrote:
Hello
can you help , when transplanting Parsnip seedlings would it be beter to
trim the roots or just dib them in

TIA

........................Leslie

I try to do it without disturbing the roots at all - assuming that any
damage is more likely to make them fork.

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"Therefore" wrote
can you help , when transplanting Parsnip seedlings would it be beter to
trim the roots or just dib them in


Transplanting parsnips? Not usual to plant them other than in situ, where
they are to grow, as any root disturbance can cause the root to split and
IME they simply don't like it.

If you prune the roots you won't get parsnips unless it's the tops you are
after.

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Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

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Hello
can you help , when transplanting Parsnip seedlings would it be beter to
trim the roots or just dib them in

TIA

They do not like to be transplanted - no root crops do. If you've sowed
them too thickly it's normal to pull the excess plants out to give room and
discard them. But...you could always try it. Why not? as you would have
lost the extra plants anyway so nothing is lost if it doesn't work. Good
luck.
Tina

On 11/04/2010 17:21, Bob Hobden wrote:


"Therefore" wrote
can you help , when transplanting Parsnip seedlings would it be beter
to trim the roots or just dib them in


Transplanting parsnips? Not usual to plant them other than in situ,
where they are to grow, as any root disturbance can cause the root to
split and IME they simply don't like it.

If you prune the roots you won't get parsnips unless it's the tops you
are after.


I've had a devil of a job getting them to germinate in-situ in the past.
By the time the soil is warm enough and they germinate they are lost
amongst weeds. Seem very hit and miss. At least I can get a crop by
transplanting them as seedlings from deep troughs. Forking isn't the end
of the world provided the forks aren't spindly.

How do you get them going in-situ? Do you use fleece or something?

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* David in Normandy wrote, On 11/04/2010 19:17:
On 11/04/2010 17:21, Bob Hobden wrote:


"Therefore" wrote
can you help , when transplanting Parsnip seedlings would it be beter
to trim the roots or just dib them in


Transplanting parsnips? Not usual to plant them other than in situ,
where they are to grow, as any root disturbance can cause the root to
split and IME they simply don't like it.

If you prune the roots you won't get parsnips unless it's the tops you
are after.


I've had a devil of a job getting them to germinate in-situ in the past.
By the time the soil is warm enough and they germinate they are lost
amongst weeds. Seem very hit and miss. At least I can get a crop by
transplanting them as seedlings from deep troughs. Forking isn't the end
of the world provided the forks aren't spindly.

A friend of mine found that she could transplant them quite happily if
she grew the seedlings in loo-roll, or even kitchen-roll, centres.
These were long enough that the root wasn't disturbed when she
transplanted them. As long as they were well watered in, the
cardboard could be left in situ to rot down in the soil.


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Cheers, Serena

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Bob Hobden wrote:
Transplanting parsnips? Not usual to plant them other than in situ, where
they are to grow, as any root disturbance can cause the root to split and
IME they simply don't like it.

After years of failure, I bought parsnip seedlings last year, and
transplanted them into a row on the allotment. They worked fine*, but I had
assumed that all the splitting was due to the soil being too well manured,
not the transplant.

"David in Normandy" wrote
, Bob Hobden wrote:


"Therefore" wrote
can you help , when transplanting Parsnip seedlings would it be beter
to trim the roots or just dib them in


Transplanting parsnips? Not usual to plant them other than in situ,
where they are to grow, as any root disturbance can cause the root to
split and IME they simply don't like it.

If you prune the roots you won't get parsnips unless it's the tops you
are after.


I've had a devil of a job getting them to germinate in-situ in the past.
By the time the soil is warm enough and they germinate they are lost
amongst weeds. Seem very hit and miss. At least I can get a crop by
transplanting them as seedlings from deep troughs. Forking isn't the end
of the world provided the forks aren't spindly.

How do you get them going in-situ? Do you use fleece or something?

I always wait until the soil has warmed, even planted quite late they always
catch up.
I push a metal rod into the soil and describe a circular motion with it
making an inverted cone shaped hole, basically the shape of a parsnip root.
I then fill this hole with old potting compost and plant 3 seeds on top
lightly covering the seeds. Water in carefully and wait. Discard the
unwanted seedlings if more than one germinate.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK