6days have passed. Time for bed, but I nearly forgot my daily check on the parsnips seeds.
I'll need my glasses, as I don't want to miss any changes....
Well the seeds are starting to sprout. I read in one of the URLs (Medwyn Williams I think) he doesn't wait this long before planting into compost, so have I left it a day or 2 too long?
Nothing I can do about it, tomorrow morning I have a job to transfer pretty sharpish the seeds into compost.
So what next?
Plant the seeds into toilet tubes, if I run out then I'll just make up some newspaper tubes of the same length. I'll water well and leave on the window sill until I see the shoots emerge. Now this time I really must not leave them too long before planting out. The tap root needs to be nice and straight and not hit the bottom and start wandering sideways. So I need to time it carefully and make sure they have a few days hardening off in the cold frame before planting out into the ground.
Nearly forgot as well - I also better try out the planking technique and sowing straight into the ground.
Watch this space for feedback
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