Successful cold storage-Parsnips
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By Sylvia Gist
(SNIP) ....Ideally, I would have a root cellar which maintained the correct temperature for the produce I would like to keep. Unfortunately, it's not that ideal, so I have to look for other places to store things. Fortunately, different vegetables like different temperatures, so everything doesn't have to go in the same place. Other storage options (depending upon the item) include in the ground, under a staircase, unheated rooms, outside stairwells, pits in the ground, or extra refrigerators, to name a few.
(SNIP) ... Rated as the hardiest of all root vegetables, the parsnip could be awarded "best of show" when it comes to storage. Harris Model and related cultivars are popular. Since all parsnips are intended for storage, choose one that fits your needs (some are resistant to disease, etc.). Dig a deep bed and plant fresh seeds early in the spring, March through May (depending upon your season). Be patient as they may germinate slowly (up to 28 days). It takes a long season (100-120 days) and freezing weather to produce tasty parsnips. Frosty weather helps starch in the root turn to sugar so they taste sweeter. Then you can begin harvest. ---CONTINUED---