Monster Parsnip

Pulled this out the garden this morning.
Question is: Why so many roots?
I had a fight on my hands getting it out the ground!
The other one I pulled was perfect with only one root but a lot smaller.
Am I doing something wrong? My little veg patch is raised and is almost all peat based with home made compost. Not alot of good honest dirt.

robert

 

:lollol::lollol: Looks like some kind of sea creature Capney. A bit like a squid. 02

 

It moves like a sea creature as well...

 

Now thats scary!!!

:hol:

 

I wonder how it would have developed into If I left it in the ground....?

 

Do you think the soil was a little on the lumpy side?
Maybe some stones were in the soil?
Or could it have been sown too close to the other parsnips?:cnfs:

Our Master veg grower down on our site grows parsnips as big as clubs but I always think bigger is not always better it's all in the taste!

By the way does it taste of fish?:hehe:Hel.xxx.

 

"By the way does it taste of fish?:hehe:Hel.xxx."

Let you know tomorrow, unless it escapes from the conservatory tonight.
I think I had better sleep with one eye open tonight!

 

Hel
The soil is stone free, and very organic.
The patch was raised last year with loads of bags of peat based and my own compost.
Could be that it was to close together.
I still have a few to harvest. It will be interesting to see in any more come up like it.
robert

 

Robert, it could be that it was growing in a " pocket " of soil which was a little bit too rich for it.

 

Quite an informative article here Robert -

http://www.gardeningregister.co.uk/NonProductPages/Articles/veg_parsnip.htm

 

Great link Dave, got to be the heavy rain, what do you think? Wev'e had plenty of it this year. 02

 

Davids right Caps too rich soil can cause this.

 

I think maybe you are right Dia.
To much TLC. That will change for next season
give them more abuse!
robert

 

I must introduce your parsnip to one of my carrots: I will go and take a picture.

 

But how does it taste??