Spring Gardening - Parsnips and Garlic

**trolleydriver** 4/21/2023, 12:21 pm

This morning I dug up some parsnips that overwintered in the garden to sweeten them up. I also removed most of the straw on top of the garlic bed. The garlic cloves were planted last October

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OhioGardener 4/21/2023, 1:40 pm

It is good to see gardens coming to life in Ottawa! Very Happy

lisawallace88 5/10/2023, 8:14 am

I have planted parsnips for the first time in a grow bag. Not even sure they've come up yet, as the dang birds keep pitching bird seed out of the feeder, which ends up in everything! If I have no success at this point, I may wait and try again in the fall. I love parsnips but they are SO expensive in the grocery store!

**trolleydriver** 5/10/2023, 1:16 pm

lisawallace88 wrote:I have planted parsnips for the first time in a grow bag. Not even sure they've come up yet, as the dang birds keep pitching bird seed out of the feeder, which ends up in everything! If I have no success at this point, I may wait and try again in the fall. I love parsnips but they are SO expensive in the grocery store!

Parsnips take a very long time to germinate, up to 4 weeks. Lots of patience needed. Keep watering them.

OhioGardener 5/10/2023, 2:59 pm

trolleydriver wrote:
Parsnips take a very long time to germinate, up to 4 weeks. Lots of patience needed. Keep watering them.

The "keep watering them" part is critically important, if the seeds are allowed to dry after planting they will not germinate. I have found that if I soak the seeds overnight before planting it will shorten the germination time by about a week.

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