The reason for emptying out the beds or drums of sand is not quite as daft as it sounds, there is a need to loosen up the whole bulk of material, right down to the very bottom. This will make it a lot easier to bore the holes for the parsnips next February when the growing will start all over again.
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Medwyn Williams
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.