Pastinaca sativa 'White Gem'
Parsnip 'White Gem'
Parsnip is a root vegetable closely related to carrot and parsley. The edible tap-root is creamy-white in colour. It is a biennial plant, but if left in the ground for a second year it becomes too tough to be edible. Parsnip 'White Gem' has a lovely sweet flavour and is ideal for roasting and adding to warming winter casseroles.
Contributed by @oldgreyheron
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Light and free draining
Common name
Parsnip 'White Gem'
Latin name
Pastinaca sativa 'White Gem'
type
Root Vegetable
family
Apiaceae
ph
6.0 - 6.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Light and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.50 M
Pastinaca sativa 'White Gem'
Parsnip is a root vegetable closely related to carrot and parsley. The edible tap-root is creamy-white in colour. It is a biennial plant, but if left in the ground for a second year it becomes too tough to be edible. Parsnip 'White Gem' has a lovely sweet flavour and is ideal for roasting and adding to warming winter casseroles.
Propagating by seed
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Seeds should be sown where the plants are required, in soil that has been well dug and raked, and stones removed. Sow a small pinch of seeds every 2" along a row, and when they have their first true leaves, thin out leaving just the strongest seedling in each group. Do not attempt to transplant thinned seedlings - they will fork if transplanted.
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Do not attempt to transplant parsnip seedlings, as they will fork.
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