How to save your own seed (& grow parsnips)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video, we show how & when to plant parsnips and how to produce, dry, clean and store your own seed for replanting
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Awesome video and very helpful. I just harvested my seeds here in the US. I only let one go to seed and it definitely gave me plenty of seed for this fall
@@jenniferpocaigue2508 It is a fantastic crop if you ever need to produce a lot of food, fast!
Hey here's an update...I did what u described and I ended up with lots of seeds...I sold almost $500 worth...apparently there's not much about so this will be my sideline business thnx again..happy gardening..☺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
That is awesome!
Love it! I have followed your advice and kept (way too many) parsnips in the garden, so I could harvest the seeds this year. I recon I’ll have enough seeds to plant for a harvest that can feed a small country 😅🙈Great video as always 👍🙋🏻♂️
Thanks Martin - the flowers are huge aren't they?
Thank you for an excellent video. I had an excellent crop of parsnips this last growing season and I kept two plants to grow on for seed. I have saved pea and bean seeds for years quite successfully but never tried to save parsnips. I was surprised how tall the plants grow and how attractive they are to bumble bees and many other small bees and wasps. My variety is also “Tender and True” so roll on August and harvest time.
They are remarkably easy to seed save but do need seed saving. Weirdly they can also cause awful burn blisters in bright sun rather like Giant Hogweed!
I just came across your channel today. What a FANTASTIC video! I am off to check out what other videos you have. Thanks so much for an informative video! I wish I knew years ago that parsnip seeds only keep typically for one season, two if you are lucky. I had stopped planting them for about 5 years due to having zero germinate. I learned in the fall of 2021 the reason I was not getting any germinating and so I bought a new package of seeds and so far the tops look beautiful and my whole row filled in nicely. I went to harvest them mid Sept and they were so small. So I fertilized them, watered them and have babied them until now, Oct 15/22. I plan to harvest in the next week. We have had an amazing fall weather wise, so I am very grateful. Thanks again for beautiful video!
Welcome Jennifer - we are always here if you have any questions. Thank you for the lovely comment 😊
@@EnglishCountryLife You are so welcome!😁 It's well deserved!
Thanks for video ... I have gigantic parsnips growing leftover from last year ...figured I could get seeds but not sure about anything until I saw your video! Will follow your advice ....
They should be flowering soon!
Great instructions! Really appreciate the time you took
Glad it was helpful!
This was awesome! I now want to try and grow parsnips!
You definitely should!
Excellent video (as per usual)
I would love to see some parsnip recipes in the future, maybe soup and (pretty please!) parsnip wine.
Great idea. Parsnip wine is really very good idea. There's a good winter video in there 😁
Just what I was looking for, great video 👍
Thanks Phillip, remember to save some every year - they don't keep well!
Hi guys. Hadn't seen this one - again brilliant work.
Thank you
Thank you for the heads up about grey caterpillar bits. Little blighters. 👍
We were caught out in our 1st year so we wanted to make sure we could pass the information on.
Great video, thanks for sharing. I will be trying your drying method.
Do let us know how you get on?
I will give the parsnip seeds another go after watching your video. I’ve tried for two years. I had 3 parsnips come up last year. Then this year I let those go to seed. I have lots of seeds now. Thanks for the video.
Anytime. If you want to try my seed, let me know in the Spring & I'll send you some. Hugh
Thank you so much! I would love to see more
I'll do some this year 🙂
Thank you for your time, very helpful .
I'm so glad 🙂
As a beginner this video material is so so useful thanks, can you upload more
Absolutely, I will film more next year. Thank you! Hugh
As a city dweller who only grows a few herbs on the balcony this seems irrelevant but I find it so interesting that I ponder the thought of setting up a sort of community garden patch between houses. I'm sure right now this is wishful thinking but one day... excellent content, great effort, just amazing.
Even here in the country there is a community orchard for people. Shared gardens are a great idea!
many root veg can be grown in containers on a balcony, i live in a flat n ive got use of a small patio n that is it, no beds, no green grass, etc, so this year i am trying growing round carrots n parsnips in plastic containers, the size of containers that the council supply for paper n glass recycling, lots of shops sell decent size plastic containers meant to put household items, such as childrens toys in, just drill some holes in the bottom, n fill with compost, also have you put your name down for an allotment patch? or going to an allotment n asking if anyone whom is stuggling to keep up with the work on their allotment patch wants to share their patch with you?
Ty, great video and I learnt something good. 👍
Glad it was helpful!
I really enjoyed your video, thank you so much for sharing.
You're very welcome 😁
Absolutely loved this video! Thank you for sharing 🙋♂ (by the way - do you have a video on making your own carrot seeds?)
I haven't done one yet - but it's on the list! Be warned, carrots are fiddly!
I so want to learn how to grow parsnips this year!
It would be our pleasure to send you some seed from our strain to get you started if that would help?
great video!! thanks for sharing…subbed
So glad that you liked it - welcome!
Great information Hugh - thank you. We love parsnips! I’m breaking my neck to sow some seed here in Australia...still a bit cool though. I will definitely try and save a couple of plants to save seed in due course.
It's worth it just to see the flower spikes!
Love it- very excited to be seed saving from your original parsnip seeds xxx
I hope it goes well (its very straightforward) but if you need any input, just shout
Thank you. Very clearly explained and demonstrated. I'll hopefully be putting this into practice in the near future
It really is a surprisingly nice wine -I hope you enjoy!
@@EnglishCountryLife Interesting. That wasn't on my to do list but now it is. Thanks for the recommendation.
@@sirfranciswalsingham8937 If you try it, please let me know what you think?
English Country Life Will do 👍🏻
New to channel. Not disappointed. Thank you for the content:)
Thanks Richard! Welcome. Hugh
Thanks for this! I had no idea that parsnips used to be one of our main sources of carbohydrate, very interesting. My only query was about some seed heads being too ripe for harvesting? Did that mean that they just fell off the plant around your feet, or were they too dry to germinate next season?
Wonderful stuff.
Hi Jan,
Yes if you leave them too long they fall off the seed heads 😭
Thanks! Those buckets are really important :) I absolutely know how frustrating it is to clip a seedhead and have it all fall off! Now I know how to avoid it, good stuff.
@@janarmo2920 Glad it was helpful!
thanks v much, really informative n helpful, so ive subscribed
Awesome, thank you!
@@EnglishCountryLife this year im growing parsnips for the first time, ive germinated them using damp paper towel method n transfered them into toilet roll cardboard tubes n im about to plant out seedlings in their tubes, am i right in thinking that at this time of year in england, i will need to cover seedlings with mini cloches or something similar to protect from frost.
@@mooncatandberyl5372 Cloches certainly would be useful to harden them off but they aren't very tender - I sow direct
@@EnglishCountryLife thanks v much
You can lift and move plants to another area to produce seeds. Sow with radish to mark the rows. Fresh saved seed germinates better and is acclimatised to your location. Wear gloves and long sleeves as the sap causes blisters in sunlight.
I totally agree on fresh seed and gloves but have had poor results with transplanted parsnips so find it preferable to leave them in situ
Really useful! Love to know about other vegetables and fruit!
Then we will do more! Hugh
Hi.
Just started growing veg in a polly tunnel and wondered how to harvest seeds for beetroot and tomatoes. Thanks.
Tomato seeds are easy enough. Scoop the seeds (with jelly) into a glass of water and leave for 24 hours. Then pour the glass into a sieve over the sink and run the tap into the sieve to wash off the jelly which softens after a day in water. Drain the seeds and then dry thoroughly spread out on a plate. I'm not a fan of beetroot, sorry
May..what season is that as I'm in Australia. Thnx.new subscriber😊🇦🇺
Hi Paul! May is mid Spring, the last month before Summer. I'm guessing November would be similar for you?
Great video! Thanks :-)
So glad that you liked it! Hugh
Brilliant thank you for all the info, especially about the parsnip moth, would be devastating to lose all your seed after growing for 2 years ー planning on saving our own parsnip seed next year for open pollinated variety White Gem.
Would love to see more on seed saving - we’ve lost so much knowledge in such few generations!
I lost s years worth once. Heartbreaking.
@@taylorrae146 I may put together a short series (or one longer video) next year
I've been saving my carrot, and beet seeds. Parsnip didn't come up, old seed i think. Saved Queen Anne's lace seeds also. Hoping to grow bigger queen annes lace in loose soil. Any tips. I'm in Oregon USA 🇺🇸
Parsnip I save every year because it just doesn't last. 18 months from saving is maximum but 6 months is better
Thank you very interesting I guess carrots could work the same
Very similar but carrot seed us quite fiddly to clean being tiny. Happy to cover it in a future video though. Hugh
Does collecting seeds work in areas like where I am (MN USA) where the ground is frozen solid and covered in 3' of snow for 4 months? Don't they just rot? Should I put a tarp over them?
Hi Candace! Our Winters aren't so severe so I really can't say. They can definitely survive hard freezing at 0F and 1' if snow. Why not try it & find out? I'd live to know!
Thank you for the great video! It is my first time saving parsnip seeds and most of the seeds are already dry on the plant. It seems like each little seed pod is split into 2 seeds but I couldn’t quite see in the video if yours looked the same. Just wondering if I should have harvested them earlier when they were still intact, or if it is normal that they split open.
Hi Gillian. I'm not quite sure what you mean by "split into two"? If you can take a picture, send it it me on Twitter or Instagram @engcountrylife & we will take a look 🙂
So they are true to their seed in variety!
They ate, provided there are no other varieties nearby hybridising them
Hi Hugh, I've left one parsnip in the ground from last year, is one enough to produce seed or do you need more for pollination?
I usually leave a few but one will produce many flowers so they should pollinate one another. I would definitely stake the flower spike though, a single flower will be very vulnerable to strung winds 🙂
@@EnglishCountryLife Thanks!
Please do more seed saving videos
Will do!
PLEASE HELP: My parsnips were doing beautifully when one day I found some with the tops chewed completely down (assuming the root is still intact). I suspect groundhogs, squirrels, or chipmunks 🐿️ (the only wild mammals in our yard), not deer or rabbits.
Can they be saved?
Will the tops grow back and continue to grow the roots or is all lost?
Top chewing is often a sign of rodent but parsnip canker can resemble it. If all top growth is damaged, harvest immediately, cut away damaged areas, blanche and freeze
What if you froze the seeds? Would you be able to keep them longer than a year?
That's an interesting thought Anne - it's not something that I've tried, so I would love to hear from anyone that has!
I have saved seeds on just one parsnip. Should I have saved 2 to ensure cross pollination?
I’m afraid that all of my seeds will be duds.
Now that's an interesting question Julia! I've never tried just one but, given they have multiple flower heads and multiple flowers on each head, I would imagine that they will be just fine. Hugh
I received some parsnips from a friend. Tops are starting to grow. Can I plant them for seed?
It very much depends upon the variety, there are F1 varieties that don't breed true. Better to buy some new seed of an open pollinated variety like "Tender & True" and start from there. Its a great time to plant seed now.
I didn't realise you could save seed from parsnips. I thought they were all F1's and you had to buy fresh seed.
I love parsnips roasted in honey though. Unfortunately I'm the only person in my household that likes them and it always seems like a waste making them for just one person. It's the same with Brussels sprouts. Only my wife likes them so we rarely grow them.
There are a lot of F1s about Paul you're right, but some heritage varieties still exist. Funnily enough I love parsnips but Fiona prefers sprouts 🙂
Constructive criticism: When speaking into the camera, i.e. Introduction and the summary, perhaps consider removing your gloves and dark glasses. (If you have to wear either of these items for medical reasons then I offer you an apology in advance). That all said, an excellent video. Like all videos on this channel, it was informative, thoughtfully put together and very well presented. Have you considered offering your seeds up for sale? I would be happy to purchase them from you. Here’s wishing you every success with your channel. I will recommend you.
Hi Matt,
A point I should have made in the video is that everyone should wear gloves handling parsnips in bright sun, they can cause a photo reactive allergy like Giant Hogweed. They blistered both my forearms before I found out! The glasses are prescription. I must get a clear (not reactolight) pair for videos! Hugh
Wow!! It goes to prove that ‘every days a school day!’ Many thanks for putting me straight and for informing me of this, until now, unknown fact. Thanks again
@@mattturner3596 I didn't know either until my forearms blistered! www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1306680/amp/Parsnips-gave-blisters-Gardener-covered-sores-brushing-vegetable-leaves.html
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My wife loves parsnips. I have bought packets of premium new seeds and I cannot get them to germinate at all using any method. I live in Swaziland Africa - it is extremely hot here but I water my plants daily. Any ideas would be most welcome. BTW you cannot BUY parsnips here....
Hi Hendrik, try firming the seed bed down with a plank in a similar way to carrots h it helps me!
I’ve let my parsnips go to seed, the plants must be 7 / 8 foot tall, they’ve flowered and look like huge cow parsley plants, I’ve never seen anything like it, they aren’t ready to collect seed yet. They are giants!
Amazing aren't they? 😁
This year I’ve left beetroot carrot chard and parsley go to seed. Last year we saved seed from pumpkin and chard and I couldn’t believe how easy it was to germinate them. I’ve successfully germinated some seeds from supermarket pepper plants. Please everyone have a go!
@@simpletruths5322 Absolutely h although I do find carrot seed fiddly
@@EnglishCountryLife thank you for replying x
Can you save F1 parsnips
Hi Ken..
You can but F1 is a first generation cross, it will not breed true. You may get something great. Or not. I suggest starting from a heritage breed. Send me your address & I will post you some (no charge).
Englishcountrylife@outlook.com
Hugh
You didn't mention f1 hybrid cultivars. It's probably not worth saving the seed as they don't come true to the parent and the new crop will be disappointing.
We rarely grow any seed that is not open pollinated
@@EnglishCountryLife Just mentioning it as you may have given the impression that you can save seed from any crop.
Haha...and I paid about $20 for a tablespoon of seed...😡😡😡🇦🇺
Seriously? That's awful. I'm not allowed to send seed to you am I?
will they grow in the Philippines???
I'm sorry to say I don't know much about the climate there - what is it like?
@@EnglishCountryLife hot no rain...one season,,,,then hot rain,,the other season,,,
@@lintwy8164 They certainly need some moisture so won't grow well in hot and dry unless watered but would be worth a try in hot & wet 🙂
@@EnglishCountryLife ok..going to give it a try,,,sent for seeds,,,will let you know how i got on...many thanks for answering me,,,stay safe..
@@lintwy8164 I'd be delighted to hear how it goes - good luck!