Harris Model Parsnips Heirloom Seeds
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Harris Model Parsnips Heirloom Seeds
Harris Model grows pale parsnip roots with a sweet, nutty flavor. Give this long-season root crop deep soil and enough time to develop before lifting.
Packet: 40+ Seeds
Planting at a glance
- Season: Cool season; long growing period
- Start: Direct sow; avoid transplanting roots
- Seed depth: ½ inch
- Germination: Allow about 14–21 days; maintain seedbed moisture
- Final spacing: Thin to 3–4 inches; allow rows about 18 inches apart
- Light: Full sun
- Harvest planning: A long root crop, commonly about 100–130 days from sowing
When to plant
Plant during your local cool growing season. In colder regions, use spring or late-summer/fall sowings and allow enough growing time before hard freezes. Give the crop a long enough season to size up.
How to plant
- Prepare loose, well-drained soil or a clean seed-starting mix. Direct sow; avoid transplanting roots.
- Sow ½ inch deep. Keep the seedbed evenly moist until seedlings emerge. Then water when the soil needs it, allowing excess water to drain.
- Thin or transplant to the listed final spacing. Give seedlings sufficient light and check moisture as roots establish.
How to harvest
Lift mature roots carefully. Flavor often improves after cool autumn weather.
Aunt E’s tip: Mark the row and keep it moist while these slower seedlings emerge.
Growing notes and sources
Timing is a planning range, not a guaranteed harvest date. Temperature, moisture, variety and season affect the result. Count from the sowing or transplanting point stated above.
Seed badges at a glance
- H
- Heirloom
- ★
- Hybrid
- OG
- Organic seed
- CT
- Cool season
- WS
- Warm season
- FS
- Full sun
- P
- Container friendly
- SS
- Small space
- CC
- Cut and come again
- FH
- Frequent harvest
- LG
- Needs light to germinate
- SP
- Spicy / hot
More seed codes
- IN
- Start indoors
- SH
- Partial or afternoon shade
- ST
- Support or trellis helpful
- D
- Dwarf
- B
- Bush habit
- V
- Vining or climbing
- SV
- Shorter vines
- SF
- Small fruit
- LC
- Large container
- F
- Fast harvest
- FL
- Flowers
- PW
- Pollinator interest
- PL
- Check pollination needs
- MX
- Seed mix
- DR
- Deep root space
- WD
- Well-drained soil
- DL
- Daylength sensitive
- LS
- Long growing season
- TR
- Tree crop
CC means cut and come again; FH means frequent harvest. Follow the crop instructions for what to harvest and when. OG appears only for documented organic seed. Codes are shortcuts; product details explain growing needs.
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