Growing Parsnips
July 10, 2020
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25th July 2007 I am often asked what is the best method of growing both long carrots and parsnips for the show
Hello. I'm Medwyn Williams – eleven times Gold medal winner at the Chelsea Flower Show, Past Chairman of the Royal Horticultural Society Fruit Vegetable and Herb Committee and President of the National Vegetable Society.
The large exhibition onion plants are now in 3″ pots and really motoring away and very shortly they will have to be potted on into 5″ square pots. The potting mixture that I used at the 3″ stage was the same mix exactly as last year and it really did produce some excellent quality plants. The best onion shape is only arrived at through thorough preparation care, keeping the plant bolt upright will ensure that your harvested onions will have perfect form. Two pests in particular can destroy the onions- Red Spider Mite and Thrips. Regular spraying using Polysect at double strength dose as recommended by the makers should help to make sure that these pests are kept under control.
25th July 2007 I am often asked what is the best method of growing both long carrots and parsnips for the show
There is no doubt that over the past few years this show has become one of the main events in the keen
Peas are a good example of a vegetable that’s easily destroyed by careless handling and poor packaging; they should be cut off