Parsnip Hollow Crown
$4.49
Pastinaca Sativa
- Seed Count 80
- Old Favourite
- Annual
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Description
Parsnip Hollow Crown is one of the oldest varieties of parsnip, with probably still the best flavour of all, with a depth and richness unmatched by most other varieties. It has been grown since at least the 1850’s and is still very popular among gardeners in the know. In the Middle Ages, it reigned supreme because it was nutritious, filling and delectably sweet. It reigned until a tuber from the New World, the potato, displaced it with its versatility.
This has long smooth, uniform tapering roots, a tender texture and delicious flavour. The best flavour comes in cooler areas when parsnips are harvested after the first frosts as this causes their flesh to convert starches into sugar.
Parsnips are not fussy about what soil types they grow in. For all plants that have deep-growing roots as the parsnip and if you wish to grow the long, ‘perfect’ looking parsnip, you will need deep soil, that has recently been manured and is stone free. If parsnips hit a stone while growing they tend to fork.
They grow best in a light, rich soil. A generous amount of compost added to the soil will help provide aeration and a uniform distribution of moisture, besides being a food supply for the plants.
| Method: Sow direct | Soil Temp: 6°C - 21°C |
| Cool Mountain: Sep - Nov | Position: Full sun |
| Arid: Apr - Oct | Row Spacing: 10 cm |
| Temperate: Aug - Oct | Planting Depth: 5 mm |
| Sub Tropical: Jun - Sep | Harvest: 120 Days |
| Tropical: Apr - Jul | Plant Height: 20 cm |
Photo credit – See-ming Lee Flickr
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Order Times
Seed orders are normally dispatched within three business days. You will receive an email when seeds are mailed out.
Postage Days
Seeds are mailed out Monday to Friday at 1pm. Except for the Friday of long weekends.
Postage Times
WA 2-3 Days: SA,NT 3-5 Days: NSW, ACT, QLD, VIC: 5-7 Days
Carrier
We use Australia Post Letter Postage for the majority of orders
Not only are our seeds packed in recycled paper envelopes, we keep the theme going when we post out website orders. To protect your seeds from moisture and the letter box munchers (snails), we use a very special plastic free material made from plants. They are then put into recycled mailing envelopes. Green all the way 💚🌿
Not sure how the germination is going to go as yet to be planted.