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*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating
*Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly and is frost tolerant
A popular and widely grown parsnip, Harris Model overwinters well to provide you with sweet roots all winter long! Uniform and straight, makes an excellent market variety as well.
How to grow it:
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Germ Temp
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Indoor Start
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Germ Days
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Frost Tolerant
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Sun
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Seed Depth
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Plant/Row Spacing
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50-85
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Not rec.
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9-21 d.
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Yes
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Full
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1/16”
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3”/6”
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Parsnips have the bad reputation of being difficult to germinate, but unnecessarily so! Cover seeds lightly, if you have coarse soil use sifted compost or fine peat. Keep moist while they germinate, watering twice per day in warmer weather. Plant midsummer for overwintering.
Seed specs: 200 min.
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