Apiacées • Pastinaca sativa

Organic Halbilange Parsnips

A patient root that reveals all its sweetness when the cold sets in.

$4.49

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The Halblange parsnip is a variety renowned for the quality and uniformity of its roots. It produces long, slender, smooth, well-formed roots with a creamy beige skin and white flesh with a very mild flavor. This mildness intensifies considerably when the roots are harvested after the first autumn frosts.

The roots can reach up to 25 cm in length and retain a fine, pleasant texture when cooked. Very hardy, this parsnip tolerates light frosts without difficulty, allowing for staggered harvests late in the season and even after the first frosts.

In the garden, Halblange parsnips require deep, loose, and well-drained soil to allow for healthy root development. Germination is slow and can take about three weeks, during which time the soil must remain consistently moist. Once established, the plant is robust and undemanding, providing a reliable and abundant harvest.

• Sowing: Germination requires some experience

• Cultivation: Easy plant to grow

• Growing season: Cool to temperate season

• Growth: Slow growth

Note: For best results, harvest late, after the first frosts, to maximize the sweetness of the roots. Parsnips can remain in the ground and be harvested as needed as long as the soil is not frozen solid.

Halblange parsnips are best eaten cooked, at which point their sweetness is fully revealed. They are delicious roasted, mashed, in soups, or added to stews. Their sweet and delicate flavor, enhanced by the cold, makes them a perfect vegetable for autumn and winter cooking.

Traditionally grown as a storage vegetable, parsnips occupy an important place in vegetable gardens in cold regions, where they allow harvests to extend late into the season.

Organic Halbilange Parsnips

Organic Halbilange Parsnips

$4.49

$4.49

écoumene seeding advice

Seeding type

Outdoor seeding

Germination time

14-21 jours

Germination temperature

15° to 24° Celsius

Sowing depth

Sow seeds at a depth of 1.5 cm

Transplantation

Transplantation not recommended

Technical

Row sowing

Growing conditions

Number of days to maturity

Harvest at ± 120 days

Hardiness zone

Zone-3b

Distance between plants

10 cm

Distance between rows

20 cm

Optimal brightness

Sun plant that tolerates light shade

Soil texture

Loose (silty) soil

Soil moisture

Cool, well-drained soil

Soil fertility

Plant not very demanding in bacteria-dominant compost

optimal soil pH

Low acidic pH

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