Description
Organic Parsnip: Halblange Turga. Pastinaca sativa.
Halblange Turga has long cream coloured roots and strong foliage, good for weed supression. It is frost hardy and stands well until spring. This variety has been awarded by ProSpecieRara as a rare or old variety. ProSpecieRara is a foundation dedicated to preserving the diversity of rare plant varieties.
How to grow:
Use fresh seed is important. Sow thinly direct in rich, (but not fertilised with farmyard manure), soil in rows about 30 cms apart from April to May. Less stones will allow straighter roots.
Problem solving:
Keep slugs off when young. Parsnips can get canker, a fungal disease in the root giving brown patches. You can rogue any out as the growing season progresses as it often affects the crown which you can often see, this keeps it at bay a bit, and when cooking just cut those bits out.
Favourite ways to eat them:
Roasted in honey is hard to beat or in carrot and parsnip mash. Added to stews, curries, soups and casseroles, they’re very versitile.
Cultural history:
Native to Eurasia it was used as a source of sugar before cane and sugar beet became available.
Avg contents: 300 seeds.
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