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Harris Model Parsnip

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Pastinaca sativa
(120 days) Open pollinated.

Sweet smooth tapered roots average 10". This workhorse variety has long been a garden mainstay for good reason. We’ve sold it since our first year and it continues to look great in our trials. For best performance, especially in heavy soils, prepare raised beds.

*All sale seed exceeds Fedco’s quality standards in addition to the federal germination standards. Discounted item sales are final and ineligible for refund or replacement. Germination rates of current and recent seed lots are available on our germination page.

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Quick Details
Hybrid Status
open pollinated
Days to Maturity
120 days
Color
white
Lifecycle
biennial grown as an annual
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Andover
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Organic 		seeds open pollinated 120 days white biennial grown as an annual
Harris Model seeds open pollinated 120 days white biennial grown as an annual
Additional Information

Parsnips

  • About 5,600 seeds/oz.
  • Open-pollinated unless otherwise noted.
  • Days to maturity are from direct seeding

Culture: Seed is short-lived; if you are planning to use old seed, germ test in paper towels before sowing. Minimum germination temperature 46°, optimal range 55–77°. Slow to germinate (14–21 days). Prepare a deep seedbed and keep it moist with frequent watering until emergence. Sow about 1" apart in mid-spring. Thin to 2–3". Parsnips require a full growing season. Suitable for harvest after frost for late fall delights. Parsnips left to overwinter in the ground will nearly triple their fall sugar content. For the best early spring treats, harvest as soon as possible before the plants resume growth. Roots become more woody as the plants re-grow.

Seed Saving: Save some plants for seed in year 2. Plants will shoot up 6' before July-Aug. Homegrown parsnip seed often is better and more viable than any you can buy on the market.

In his book Gene Everlasting: A Contrary Farmer’s Thoughts on Living Forever, Gene Logsdon suggests that we humans have much to learn from parsnips about how to achieve life everlasting. “First cultivate an independent ornery reliability that will draw admiration from everyone. Second develop a distinctive personality as parsnips do, with a taste appreciated only by the discerning minority, not the herd-like majority, and third don’t try to look too pretty in public.”

Germination Testing

For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.

Our Seeds are Non-GMO

Non GMO

All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.

Shipping

From early May through mid-December, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.