Vegetable Seeds - Parsnip
Parsnip seed does not store beyond a year, so discard any seeds you don’t use after opening the packet. The flavour of parsnips is improved by a couple of good frosts towards the end of the growing period.
For advice on growing parsnips see our Grow Your Own Parsnips guide.
Parsnip Seeds
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Parsnip : Countess F1 Hybrid
Specially bred for smooth, white skinned and fleshed roots which retain their colour after washing.
From Thompson & Morgan Price: £2.39 More Information & To Buy
Albion F1 Seeds
An improved, smooth-skinned hybrid, producing first-class crops of long, firm, tapering roots of excellent flavour and texture. Bred for resistance to the very latest strains of disease, including Canker. Row 7m (23'). Uniform, improved parsnip with increased sweetness. Maturing time approximately 32-36 weeks from sowing.
From Dobies Price: £2.49 More Information & To Buy
Countess F1 Seeds
A vigorous and disease resistant hybrid, bearing heavy crops of uniform, high quality white parsnips. Reliable in a variety of soils and seasons and has a very good taste and texture. Row 4m (13'). Maturing time approximately 32-36 weeks from sowing.
From Dobies Price: £1.79 More Information & To Buy
Exhibition Seeds
The best long parsnip for exhibition which can be grown to extraordinary size. Good flavour and cooking quality. Row 12m (40'). Recommended for exhibition. Large rooted, traditional type. Maturing time approximately 32-36 weeks from sowing.
From Dobies Price: £1.49 More Information & To Buy
F1 Albion Seeds
An improved smooth-skinned hybrid, producing long, firm, tapering roots of superb flavour and texture. Bred for resistance to the very latest strains of disease, including canker, and therefore, ideal for organic growing.
From Suttons Seeds Price: £2.79 More Information & To Buy
F1 Gladiator Seeds
The long tapering, wedge shaped roots with smooth white skin, have considerable canker resistance. Highly recommended for both the table and exhibition use.
From Suttons Seeds Price: £2.79 More Information & To Buy
Parsnip 'Albion'
Long, smooth, white-skinned, tapering roots of uniform size with a delicious sweet flavour and good texture. Good canker resistance, especially from later sowings. Lifted roots store well for winter use.
From Thompson & Morgan Price: £2.99 More Information & To Buy
Parsnip : Gladiator F1
World's first hybrid parsnip. Fast maturing, consistent high quality flesh, silky-smooth white skin Very good disease resistance and a superb, sweet, crisp-tasting vegetable. Parsnips are much underrated mainly because of a lack of imagination in cooking.
From Thompson & Morgan Price: £2.99 More Information & To Buy
Parsnip : Tender True
An excellent variety with long roots, suitable for exhibition and a fine flavour. Smooth skinned and with a good resistance to canker.
From Thompson & Morgan Price: £1.99 More Information & To Buy
Parsnip Arrow
Pastinaca sativa. Slender, bayonet shaped roots, virtually coreless and tender and sweet. Sow regularly for fresh roots throughout the summer and autumn. Parsnip Arrow is ideal in deeper containers with a minimum depth of 37cm or outside in the garden.
From Thompson & Morgan Price: £2.69 More Information & To Buy
Picador F1 Seed
A vigorous hybrid parsnip, producing an enviable crop of long, tapering, smooth-skinned roots, with excellent resistance to canker. And the flavour - outstanding. Maturing time from sowing seed 32-36 weeks.
From Dobies Price: £2.49 More Information & To Buy
Tender and True Seeds
An excellent parsnip with high quality tapering roots with some resistance to canker. Row 12m (40'). Large rooted, traditional type. Maturing time approximately 32-36 weeks from sowing.
From Dobies Price: £1.29 More Information & To Buy
Tender and True Seeds
Excellent for exhibition and for culinary purposes. Long, smooth-skinned roots with considerable resistance to canker.
From Suttons Seeds Price: £1.55 More Information & To Buy
White Gem Seeds
White Gem is highly recommended for use on all soils. Shorter roots than Tender and True, with fine, white smooth skin. Considerable resistance to canker.
From Suttons Seeds Price: £1.99 More Information & To Buy
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