Parsnip Half-length (Pastinaca sativa) seeds

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Parsnip 'Half-length' (Pastinaca sativa) seeds

Root vegetable spread all over Europe by the Romans. Easy to cultivate with great, mild and spicy taste. Forms white, long roots.
Contents: Approx. 200 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

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SKU: 1034

GTIN: 4250601204567

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The parsnip variety ‘half-length’, also called 'Halblange', is extremely productive. It forms approx. 20-30cm long, thick and tapered, cream-coloured roots. Parsnip is a very versatile vegetable and belonged to the staple foods in Europe from the age of the Roman empire up to the 18th century. Since then, competition has picked up with potatoes and carrots but parsnip still remains popular in many countries.

The sowing is very uncomplicated. The white roots have a pleasantly spicy taste and are excellently storable.

Plant description

Species:	Apiaceae
Root system:	Taproot Deep roots
Flower colour:	Yellow
Lifecycle:	Biennial
Flowering months:	July August September
Eventual height:	30-150 cm

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0.5 cm
Planting distance:	10 cm
Row spacing:	40 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun
Germination temperature:	15-20°C
Germination time:	1-4 weeks
When to sow outdoors:	March April May June September

Parsnip can be sown directly outdoors, in rows, from the beginning of March. In central Europe, May is ideal. The seeds can be mixed with radish and lettuce to mark the rows. Sowing depth: 1-2cm. After sprouting, spread out the seedlings at a distance of 5-10cm to each other and in rows, which ought to be 30-50cm apart.

The biennial plant forms turnips in the first year which can be harvested from autumn to winter. In the second year, the plant develops beautiful flower umbels, which attract many insects.

In-depth guide for growing root vegetables such as parsnip or carrots from seed

Other names

Botanical name:	Pastinaca sativa, Peucedanum sativum, Anethum pastinaca, Elaphoboscum sativum, Selinum pastinaca

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