Other names
common parsnip, garden parsnip
Botanical name
Pastinaca sativa
Plant category
Root and tuber vegetables
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Facts and figures
Light requirements
Sun / partial shade
Nutrient requirements
Medium feeder
Difficulty level
Intermediate
Culture (according to Gertrud Franck)
B - early, B - late, C - low growth, short growing period
Growing period
180 days
Row spacing
40 cm
Plant spacing
8 cm
Growth height
30 - 120 cm
Sowing depth
3 cm
Germination temperature (minimum)
6 °C
Germination temperature (optimal)
15 - 25 °C
Germination type
Light and dark
Planting & harvest times of Parsnip
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Direct sowing
Harvest
Harvest (next year)
Planting 1Direct sowing from Early March to Late April. After a growing period of 180 days, harvest can begin around Early September and continues until Late November.
Planting 2Direct sowing from Early June to Mid June. After a growing period of 180 days, harvest can begin around Late October and continues until Mid April next year.
Good and bad companions of Parsnip
Good neighbours
Bad neighbours
Predecessors and successors of Parsnip
Good predecessors
Bad predecessors
Very bad predecessors
Bad successors
Very bad successors
Harvest and processing
Planting 1: Harvest as fresh vegetables
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Planting 2: Storage