Broaden your root vegetable horizons by adding these hearty parsnips to your garden. Compared to other varieties, "Javelin" has excellent canker resistance, making it easier to keep them in the ground longer. With a lengthier growing period of 110 days, be sure to plant these seeds early. These parsnips have a distinctly sweet flavor that is enhanced by cool temperatures. Resist the urge to harvest until after the first frost in order to experience the sweetest of flavors.

 

Days to Maturity: 110 days

Family: Apiaceae

Native: Eurasia

Hardiness: Biennial grown as annual. Roots can be harvested in fall after a few frosts or left in ground through winter for harvest before tops begin growth in spring.

Exposure: Full sun but will grow in part shade

Plant Dimensions: Roots are up to 10" long and the tops (shoulders) up to 2.5" across.

Variety Info: Creamy-white, tapered roots; leaves are similar to carrot foliage, but much broader.

Attributes: Frost Tolerant

When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. Late spring or early summer, about 4 months before your average first fall frost date. Mild Climates: Sow in fall for harvest the following spring. Ideal soil temperature for germination is 50°-70°F.

When to Start Inside: Not recommended.

Days to Emerge: 10-25 days

Seed Depth: 1/2"

Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 3"

Row Spacing: 18"

Thinning: When 4" tall, thin to 1 every 3"

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