Turga Parsnip, Organic options available

Name: Turga Parsnip, Organic options available
Brand: Firefly Farm and Mercantile
SKU: Firefly_Turga_1g
Price: 2.00 USD
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Turga Parsnip, our most popular parsnip and for good reason! It is an excellent parsnip for gardens with heavier soils. Parsnips also make good companion crops helping to attracts beneficial insects. Interplant with potatoes and watch how much the potato beetles start to disappear.

We offer it organically by Southern Exposure Seed Exchange and because of its popularity with market gardeners we do buy it in bulk from a small farm who practices farming naturally but is not certified organic. If you need it certified organic then choose out packets from Southern Exposure.

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange -Flavorful, sweet, 5-7 in. stout parsnips with smooth white skin. Short, stout roots are good for heavy clay soils.

This hardy root vegetable develops a sweet, nut-like flavor after it has been heavily frosted. Parsnips were once a common vegetable at the dinner table and they deserve to come back in style. In the 1800s parsnips were often used to make marmalade and wine.

Heirloom
Especially well-suited to the South-East
From Small Farms

Instructions -

Sow seed in spring as soon as soil can be worked; sow within a few weeks of last spring frost at the latest. Seeds may take 2-3 weeks to germinate and soil must not dry out. Radishes may be used to prevent soil crusting and to mark the location. Parsnips are even slower to germinate in hot soil and will be overwhelmed by weeds before they can germinate, so plant early!

A heavy frost may be necessary for full flavor development. Roots may be harvested or left in place during the winter for use in the spring. For a winter supply place roots horizontally in small boxes filled with garden soil or sand. Bring a box inside to thaw as needed.