tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20713191.post114455337650782639..comments2023-09-06T03:55:07.903-07:00Comments on Real Food & Scandalous Gardening Secrets: Plentiful ParsnipsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20713191.post-58858406486485837922012-05-23T10:39:45.206-07:002012-05-23T10:39:45.206-07:00Right on Audrey! Thanks for visiting my blog and l...Right on Audrey! Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment. Please feel free to add me as a friend on facebook, if you like. I have lots of garden photos with lots more information . . .Harvesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06317944232551873144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20713191.post-8869845292450260402012-05-18T06:53:54.481-07:002012-05-18T06:53:54.481-07:00Thank you for sharing such a wealth of information...Thank you for sharing such a wealth of information! I'm a novice gardener and am eagerly awaiting my parsnip flowers! The stalks are about 4 feet tall now, and I look forward to my first batch of self-grown seeds to store and plant again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650637085631972159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20713191.post-32507120798645507692008-08-13T16:55:00.000-07:002008-08-13T16:55:00.000-07:00Hi Becky,I hope you have been enjoying your parsni...Hi Becky,<BR/><BR/>I hope you have been enjoying your parsnips . . . Mine have been reseeding them selves for several years, and I don't ever even have to plant them anymore. The very youngest leaves are tender and can be added to whatever you are cooking. The tender bolts are also pretty dang tasty. The mature leaves have an unpleasant texture, which survives cooking. I have been thinking about drying and powdering the leaves and seeing if they would make a good seasoning . . . But I haven't quite pulled that off yet . . .<BR/><BR/>The leaves do make a good addition to my mulch, though.Harvesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06317944232551873144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20713191.post-71244547459905086192008-07-04T15:50:00.000-07:002008-07-04T15:50:00.000-07:00I have been gardening organically for over 30 yea...I have been gardening organically for over 30 years, and longer than that if you count the years I was my mom's gardening assistant growing up. I have never tried parsnips, however, until this year. Afriend who gardens in Alaska clued me in that parsnips are easy to grow and since I love them passionately, I was thrilled to see this new veggie growing heartily in our garden this year. We planted so thickly, I am now starting to thin the plants. I am glad to hear I can use them in so many ways, since my only experience with them so far was as a roasted accompanyment to beef roast or in a chicken soup. These thinnings are so delicate and lovely, though, I can't wait to try them in a salad or stir fry. I will get my chance today. Thank you. Do you know of a culinary use for the leaves? If not, no worries, they will go to good use in my compost pile.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02241136127563384848noreply@blogger.com