tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post9136049096972584341..comments2023-07-07T10:58:26.789+01:00Comments on The Good Life: Straight As A PokerJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-62233456782406145922013-11-10T15:44:50.977+00:002013-11-10T15:44:50.977+00:00I've managed with knobbly short ones in the pa...I've managed with knobbly short ones in the past and they taste just as good. What a shame you didn't get any to germinate, better luck next year.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-51268789411137205442013-11-10T15:43:41.700+00:002013-11-10T15:43:41.700+00:00It must have been a good year for pears. I've ...It must have been a good year for pears. I've looked up the pear tart recipe, it looks scrumptious.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-79579654427287731212013-11-10T12:15:16.503+00:002013-11-10T12:15:16.503+00:00Those parsnips look great...but to be honest if th...Those parsnips look great...but to be honest if they had been knobbly and short I still would have been jealous as I didn't have a single one germinate!! Fingers crossed for next year!!Tanya.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08436595615435609755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-9341042599587615742013-11-10T12:08:39.158+00:002013-11-10T12:08:39.158+00:00Fine looking parsnips! We had a lot of pears this ...Fine looking parsnips! We had a lot of pears this year, too. I posted a pear tart recipe on my blog last Wednesday that you might want to try.<br />Happy Gardening!<br />LeaLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201714466868118083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-58753543006147947752013-11-07T11:39:33.741+00:002013-11-07T11:39:33.741+00:00I'm hoping that my parsnips will grow a bit be...I'm hoping that my parsnips will grow a bit before I dig up any more. They're one of my favourite vegetables too. I never got my leeks in the ground this year so I'm without, I'll definitely have to make more of an effort next year as I know we'll miss them.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-81451667141011851762013-11-07T11:32:57.089+00:002013-11-07T11:32:57.089+00:00We're still enjoying our parsnips. They'r...We're still enjoying our parsnips. They're not as sound as yours, but big and I can trim them. I think they're one of my favourite vegetables roasted alongside potatoes. We've also got some good sized leeks to enjoy in the next few days. Linda Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634839688042592781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-31975115657751039642013-11-06T15:05:06.931+00:002013-11-06T15:05:06.931+00:00Oh no, do try digging for them though, you never k...Oh no, do try digging for them though, you never know, they might be hiding. I love them roasted too.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-11897976269744993432013-11-06T15:01:07.186+00:002013-11-06T15:01:07.186+00:00They are pretty fine looking parsnips, I love them...They are pretty fine looking parsnips, I love them roasted with chili's or chips! My parsnips seem to have disappeared!xxxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-36499876898772096352013-11-06T14:21:11.643+00:002013-11-06T14:21:11.643+00:00I have to admit that I've impressed myself thi...I have to admit that I've impressed myself this year. I just hope the rest are as good. They can be quite temperamental, even getting them to germinate can be a challenge some years.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-80666668392958616122013-11-06T13:28:19.150+00:002013-11-06T13:28:19.150+00:00I'm impressed with your parsnips. They are a c...I'm impressed with your parsnips. They are a crop I haven't tried growing yet, mainly because they have such a long growing season but also because I've read about them being difficult to grow. You should be rightly chuffed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-53140709213430441122013-11-06T12:23:41.978+00:002013-11-06T12:23:41.978+00:00It's such a shame that you don't have room...It's such a shame that you don't have room to grow your own parsnips, though they can be a bit temperamental so at least you don't have the stress. I have to admit that I'm rather pleased with these specimens.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-7343214590619824222013-11-06T12:17:51.267+00:002013-11-06T12:17:51.267+00:00Your parsnips look wonderful; they're one of m...Your parsnips look wonderful; they're one of my favourite veg but I don't have the room for them in the veg patch garden. Must taste so much sweeter for having grown them yourself! Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-87117944019358461862013-11-06T10:57:41.946+00:002013-11-06T10:57:41.946+00:00I always regret not sowing something when I see th...I always regret not sowing something when I see the harvests popping up on blogs. You'll have to sow double next year to make up for missing a year.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-89549187876374603042013-11-06T10:50:32.856+00:002013-11-06T10:50:32.856+00:00Thank you. They were delicious too. I just hope th...Thank you. They were delicious too. I just hope the next ones are a little bit bigger.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-58229553581051312282013-11-06T10:49:28.428+00:002013-11-06T10:49:28.428+00:00We ate them last night and they were delicious. I ...We ate them last night and they were delicious. I wonder what the next ones will taste like now that we've had a frost.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-62807751351102794242013-11-06T10:47:58.087+00:002013-11-06T10:47:58.087+00:00There's so many things grown worldwide that I ...There's so many things grown worldwide that I don't think we'll ever run out of new things to try, it's just a shame that the seed isn't so widely available.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-12303297196002447832013-11-06T10:45:27.919+00:002013-11-06T10:45:27.919+00:00These parsnips are Tender and True. I've order...These parsnips are Tender and True. I've ordered the same variety for next year purely by chance. I picked them from the Kings Seed catalogue because it said they're the Grower's Choice. They're the best I've ever grown so far, I just hope they grow a bit now.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-23965348265944169472013-11-06T10:38:55.084+00:002013-11-06T10:38:55.084+00:00You may not need to do that in your soil, and it h...You may not need to do that in your soil, and it hasn't worked for me in previous years so I think it's a bit of a lottery anyway. Good luck with yours.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-86461006719851767322013-11-06T10:37:07.733+00:002013-11-06T10:37:07.733+00:00You never know what's going on under the groun...You never know what's going on under the ground, it's always a lottery when you pull them up. I remember reading your post about the pickled pears, I shall look it up.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-42153834920603728022013-11-06T10:35:40.608+00:002013-11-06T10:35:40.608+00:00What a shame you forgot to plant some, I look forw...What a shame you forgot to plant some, I look forward to them every year.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-16830942044867249022013-11-06T10:24:02.100+00:002013-11-06T10:24:02.100+00:00Great looking parsnips..we usually grow them but d...Great looking parsnips..we usually grow them but didn't this year.. so wish we had after looking at yours.. yummy roast parsnips :o)<br />Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/15712709232628195386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-24380576385764124752013-11-06T09:49:28.825+00:002013-11-06T09:49:28.825+00:00Oh well done Jo! The parsnips look brilliant! Oh well done Jo! The parsnips look brilliant! rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-63376763439346216012013-11-06T08:26:55.478+00:002013-11-06T08:26:55.478+00:00Those parsnips look good enough to enter in a show...Those parsnips look good enough to enter in a show Jo but I imagine that there's no evidence of them left now :) Hope that they were tasty. We woke up to our first frost here too on Monday.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-37362574060053960212013-11-06T08:23:54.267+00:002013-11-06T08:23:54.267+00:00I have never planted parsnip. It's not easy fo...I have never planted parsnip. It's not easy for me to find vegetable seeds from sub tropics area. I love to try planting new varieties, but here I only find a limited seeds varietiesEndah Murniyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175364514530314348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-22523335580298671932013-11-05T22:17:23.187+00:002013-11-05T22:17:23.187+00:00Lovely parsnips, they're on my list of things ...Lovely parsnips, they're on my list of things to try next year. I've never grown them before, but I do love them, so it would be nice to have some. Do you recall what variety yours are?CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.com