Hi Darren. First time watching one of your videos which I thought was very interesting and not an idea I have ever seen anywhere else for starting off parsnips. I have had a lot of problems with parsnips and poor germination, a lot of which seems to stem from using older seed saved from previous years. I will give this a try once we have collected together a few toilet rolls and I will let you know how we get on. I assume once planted out the card board tube will just rot down in the ground and not have any impact on tge development of the parsnip? Trevor.
I’m surprised you haven’t planted those out yet. From my experience of your method, the tap root will be at the bottom of the tube well before the first true leaf appears. I’ve always thought that first white root mustn’t be damaged but perhaps you succeed without that concern. I’ll be interested in your thoughts.
Yes the toilet roll breaks down in the soil. It works great as it does not disturb the root when planting out. Best of luck
Hi Darren. First time watching one of your videos which I thought was very interesting and not an idea I have ever seen anywhere else for starting off parsnips. I have had a lot of problems with parsnips and poor germination, a lot of which seems to stem from using older seed saved from previous years. I will give this a try once we have collected together a few toilet rolls and I will let you know how we get on. I assume once planted out the card board tube will just rot down in the ground and not have any impact on tge development of the parsnip? Trevor.
I’m surprised you haven’t planted those out yet. From my experience of your method, the tap root will be at the bottom of the tube well before the first true leaf appears. I’ve always thought that first white root mustn’t be damaged but perhaps you succeed without that concern. I’ll be interested in your thoughts.
Surely the root is out of bottom of the tube by the time the first true leaf appears? Doesn’t that concern you?
Have been growing parsnips for 6 years without any issues.