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West Tyrone Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 19 Feb 2011 Posts: 3 Location: Omagh, County Tyrone
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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 7:04 pm Post subject: Carrot and parsnip |
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Hi all,
I have been using the forum as a reference tool over the past year since I started growing my own potatoes, but this is my first post.
I was wondering if many of the members have sown carrot or parsnips in the ground yet?
I had planned to sow some parsnip yesterday but when I went out I thought the soil was probably still too cold so I covered the plot with black plastic and decided to leave it another fortnight, and sow both carrot and parsnip together.
What do you think? |
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Nozebleed Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 26 Jan 2010 Posts: 751 Location: Dublin
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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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yep cool..i planted my carrots this weekend..560 in total!! have them covered with fleece at the moment to stop the neighbours cat digging the plot. im not planting parsnip this year but im sure you can sow now. im gona plant everything else in the next 2 weeks. |
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Qzy Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Posts: 47 Location: North Roscommon
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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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I planted both out today, but I had the area covered with a plastic cloche for the last 2 weeks so the soil should have warmed up. They are now under a plastic tunnel thingy I got from Aldi a while back |
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breezyacre Rank attained: Silver Birch Tree


Joined: 07 Mar 2009 Posts: 164 Location: Drogheda, Ireland
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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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Hi yes I planted parsnips on Friday and covered them with chicken wire to stop the cat digging among them. Apparently you plant parsnips early as they take a long time to germinate. Hope it works out now. _________________ Is ar scáth a chéile a mairimid |
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michael brenock Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Posts: 1275 Location: cork
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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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i sowed both carrots and parsnips last week and covered them with fleece. I will sow more carrots later in early April. Covering the ground with black plastic is not a great idea to heat up ground but good to prevent weeds. Cover the ground with fleece before sowing seeds and after sowing seeds.
michael brenock horticultural advisor (retired) _________________ michael brenock |
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davidh Rank attained: Hazel Tree


Joined: 31 Aug 2008 Posts: 29 Location: Downpatrick
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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My parsnips have been in about 3 weeks now - always the first to be sown. Carrots went in last Monday. will put the beetroot in this weekend ! Love this time of year ! |
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