All American Parsnip, Heirloom Seeds

All American Parsnip — Extra Sweet After Frost, With a Rich, Nutty Flavor Worth Rediscovering

All American is a high-yielding heirloom parsnip with tender white flesh and a mild, delicate flavor that becomes extra sweet when dug in the fall after frost — cold temperatures convert the starches to sugars, making frost-kissed parsnips one of the great seasonal treats of the winter garden. A cool-weather, slow-growing white root crop that is very winter hardy and an excellent keeper, All American produces carrot-like roots with a rich, nutty, distinctive flavor that is delicious in soups and stews, mashed, stir-fried, or roasted. An old-fashioned crop that truly deserves a place in every kitchen garden. 85–90 days.

Why Grow All American Parsnip?

• Extra sweet after frost — cold converts starches to sugars for peak flavor
• Rich, nutty, distinctive flavor — unlike any other root vegetable
• High-yielding & winter hardy — an excellent frost-resistant keeper
• Versatile in the kitchen — soups, stews, mashed, stir-fried & roasted
• An old-fashioned crop worth rediscovering — underappreciated and exceptional
• Open-pollinated heirloom — save seed year after year

Growing Notes

Sow directly outdoors in early spring as soon as soil can be worked — parsnips need a long season and do not transplant well. Sow seeds ½ inch deep, 2–3 seeds per inch, in rows 18 inches apart. Thin to 3–4 inches apart. Parsnips prefer deep, loose, rock-free soil — prepare beds well. Keep soil consistently moist until germination (can take 2–3 weeks). Harvest in fall after first frost for sweetest flavor, or leave in ground through winter and harvest in early spring.

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