Veg questions

[busybee]

Parsnips are not grown here I always bring a few back from UK and freeze them.  Someone said the purple carrots are very similar, I bought and roasted some (they lied)

[pompeylee]

I may just do that BernieTeyze,  after last weeks rain looks like being dry all this week,  have a few Swedes on the go & some late parsnips on the way (feb?) But will be more next year.

[nichola]

Parsnips like the cold so unless you're living somewhere like Nife it's unlikely they'll do well. There was someone that grew and sold them, they lived in Nife, but I haven't seen them around for a good few years.

[George Warner]

Got parsnips in our freezer,grew them in our garden last year,this year bl**dy fresh seed not one germination

[pompeylee]

well only one of the parsnips germinated but will be looking to sow more in the shady /cooler part of the garden earlier this year




Swedes faired a bit better & growing in different parts of the garden to see weres best




Thanks to the in-laws for the Christmas present of a made to order mini greenhouse tomatoes, chillies, dahlias, hollyhocks,carnations & more being grown from seed.

[Susiepink]

I've never seen a parsnip here Bernie, and I love them. I also like sweet potato which you can get but they cost an arm and a leg !

[pompeylee]

Sue have you seen sweet potatoes anywhere recently,  looking to buy a couple  & grow my own, heard big migros has sometimes but yet to see for myself.