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Re: Spacing's for parsnips

Hi John:

Since parsnips are on the big-shouldered side, I'd use 9 plants per
square to be on the safe side. (I'm assuming that the preservation of
domestic harmony requires not just parsnips, but big, honkin'
parsnips!) I've personally never understood why Mel spaces both beets
and carrots at 16 per square -- I like beets to be fairly large, and
so grow them at 9 per square. Carrots do fine at 16, but I don't like
them terribly large. A lot of this is personal preference -- your
mileage may vary, of course. Hope this helps and that peace and
tranquility reign in the Rushforth household!

Happy trails.....

     Sue Drake
     Southeastern WI -- USDA zone 4b/5a
... An immaculate house is the sign of a mis-spent life ...

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On Wednesday, March 12, 1997 12:46 PM, you wrote:
>
> I have just started my SQFT garden and my library with great
difficulty
> have obtained Mels book but I cannot find the spacing's for
parsnips. My
> wife tells me unless I grow parsnips I can forget this SQFT stuff.
>
> Anybody any ideas to save the peace and quite of my household?
>
> John
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