My fathers ‘Chelsea’ was our local Anglesey County Show and everything he ever grew was timed to be perfect on that day. The show is usually held around the middle of August which is comparatively early so he had to sow most things early as well. Long carrots had to be sown before March went out otherwise they wouldn”t have enough bulk on them.
Growing Parsnips
25th July 2007 I am often asked what is the best method of growing both long carrots and parsnips for the show