Variety: Gladiator
Direct Sown: 12th April 2013
First Seedling: 18th May 2013 (approximation)
Germination: 37 days (approximately)
This first series of pictures shows newly emerged parsnips from just a day or so old to a few days old. I find parsnip seedlings extremely difficult to identify when they are newly through because they look a lot ike the seedlings I get all over the garden from a neighbours tree! It is only when the first leaf starts to form, that I realise what they are. You can just see the first true leaf starting to grow in the middle picture and it is much more obvious in the third photo.
This is the seedling in the third photo now 4 days older and with the first tiny true leaf growing and in full view.
The parsnips are around 1 month old now and the tallest stands at about 3 to 4 inches
At almost exactly 2 months old, the tallest parsnips stand at around 10-12 inches tall and are starting to bush out.
June 11, 2020 at 8:59 am
Is the purple plant in the 2 month picture a parsnip too? I have several of these. Many thanks,Lisa
June 11, 2020 at 10:00 am
Hi Lisa, that’s a beetroot in the background x