How to Grow No Dig Parsnips - Quick Bed Prep

No dig sowing and growing is simple and rapid. Harvesting parsnips however, may require a spade, depending on your soil.
Parsnips grow best in moist, temperate climates and they can become large, making a significant store of food during the winter.

Filmed through 2021 at Homeacres by Edward Dowding freelance filmmaker https://edowdingfilms.onfabrik.com

00:00 Intro - best time to sow parsnips
00:30 Bed preparation
00:51 Timing of parsnips harvests
01:29 Example of harvesting method
01:43 Reason for planting in rows, and recommended spacing
02:53 Demo of creating a drill for sowing
03:46 The importance of moisture for germination, and when/how to water drills
05:27 Reason for using fleece cover
06:00 Demo of sowing parsnip seeds in the drill
08:05 How to manage any weeds, with a demo of using a hoe
09:36 Re-covering with fleece
09:53 Showing growth 23 days later, then 2 months later
10:43 7 months later, describing conditions and growth
12:10 Demo of harvesting parsnips
16:07 Explanation of canker disease
19:47 Explanation of carrot root fly (on parsnips)

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