Well maybe my green fingers are still a bit pale at the moment. 14 parsnips seedlings have come up out of 49! That's not a very good return by anyone's standard.
You see that's the thing with gardening. Not everything is going to grow, and its no big deal really you just try some other varieties or plant a bit later. There could be simple reasons for poor returns - ambient temperature too low or just poor seeds. When some new shoots do start to appear then its all worthwhile.
Its time to move onto some other veggies I think. I planted some little gem lettuce seeds and most are coming up - a much better return. Also the leeks I planted over a month ago are starting to show in the seed tray - maybe we will have some winter vegetables after all! Just got to plant some kale seeds next.
We're in the middle of March now and temperatures are slowly climbing, but we are not past the last frosts yet. So potato will have to stay another couple of weeks chitting. But I think some more seeds can safely be sown. This means I still have a little bit of time left to tidy up and get the beds ready for April. And I mustn't forget the chicken coop - I'll be starting to build that in a couple of weeks time, I just need to finish the groundwork and there has been plenty of that to do I can assure you.
