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Vegetable and Salad Seeds Parsnip

CODEGLADIATOR
PRICE£2.99

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Parsnip - Gladiator F1

Experience the award-winning excellence of Parsnip Gladiator F1, recognized with the RHS Award of Garden Merit. This variety features a refined shape, smooth white skin, and canker resistance, making it perfect for any UK garden. Slightly larger than standard parsnips, the Gladiator F1 is known for its winter hardiness and exceptional quality. Embrace the revival of this traditional British vegetable with imaginative culinary uses, such as roasting with your Sunday joint or par-boiling, rolling in flour and Parmesan cheese, and roasting for a delicious treat. Elevate your garden and dining experience with the versatile and reliable Gladiator F1 parsnips.
Handy Tip: If growing for exhibition, wanting long straight roots, bore deep holes with a long bar and fill with a sandy compost mix and sow 2-3 seeds per station, then thin to the strongest seedling.

Parsnip - Hollow Crown

A favourite for the show bench, Hollow Crown Parsnip is one of the oldest varieties, producing long, tapering roots with smooth white skin and well-textured flesh. For the best results, ensure good deep soil. This winter-hardy vegetable is quintessentially British and is regaining popularity due to imaginative culinary uses. Roast them with your Sunday joint or try par-boiling, rolling in flour and Parmesan cheese, and roasting for a deliciously unique dish. Elevate your garden and kitchen with the versatile Hollow Crown Parsnip.
Handy Tip: Often considered that the flavour is sweeter once plants have had a good frost.

Parsnip - Imperial Crown

Introducing the Imperial Crown Parsnip, our STAR BUY! Selected and maintained on our farm, this variety is known for its long, smooth roots with a small crown, providing an excellent sweet flavour and crunchy texture. Its uniformity makes it a superb choice for exhibitions. Parsnips are a particularly British vegetable due to their exceptional winter hardiness. The Imperial Crown Parsnip is now enjoying a revival in popularity thanks to more imaginative uses in cooking. Roast them with your Sunday joint or try par-boiling, rolling in flour and Parmesan cheese, and roasting for a delectable treat. Enhance your garden and culinary experiences with the versatile Imperial Crown Parsnip.
Handy Tip: Often considered that the flavour is sweeter once plants have had a good frost.

Parsnip - Tender and True

GARDENER'S CHOICE. Tender and True Parsnip is one of the most popular and beloved varieties among gardeners. Known for its very uniform shape and pale-coloured skin, this parsnip offers an outstanding flavour that makes it an excellent choice for the show bench. Parsnips are a particularly British vegetable due to their exceptional winter hardiness. The Tender and True variety is enjoying a revival in popularity thanks to more imaginative uses in cooking. Roast it with your Sunday joint or try par-boiling, rolling in flour and Parmesan cheese, and roasting for a delicious and unique dish. Elevate your garden and culinary experiences with the versatile Tender and True Parsnip.
Handy Tip: Parsnips can be left in the ground all winter until they are required.

***Please refer to the individual packets for specific sowing and harvesting instructions, as they may differ from the chart below.***

Key Features
Nutritional Benefits: Rich in vitamins C, K, potassium, and dietary fibre.
Cold Tolerance: Ideal for cooler climates.
Culinary Uses: Versatile in cooking (roasting, boiling, mashing, soups, and stews).
Biennial Plants: Typically harvested in their first year.

Growing chart

Sow Outdoors

Harvest

Sow Outdoors

Harvest

Technical specifications

Approx. Seed count	500 seeds - Gladiator F1
	800 seeds - Hollow Grown, Imperial Crown, Tender and True
When to Sow	March to May
Where to Sow	Sow thinly at 2cm deep in rows 45cm apart in a stone-free tilth. Parsnips can take up to 8 weeks to germinate, so delay sowing if the soil is wet and cold.
What to do Next	Do not transplant seedlings. Once seedlings appear, thin them gradually until they are 10cm apart. Hoe regularly, being careful not to damage the crown of the root.
Harvest	March to May and December - Gladiator
	September to February - Hollow Crown, Imperial Crown, Tender and True