Harris Model Parsnip, Heirloom Seeds

Harris Model — The Generations-Favorite Heirloom Parsnip With 12" Roots and Sweetish-Nutty Flavor

Harris Model has been a favorite heirloom parsnip for home gardeners for generations — a good producer and popular variety that delivers impressive 12-inch long roots measuring 3½ inches at the shoulder. Smooth-skinned with fine-grained flesh and a sweetish-nutty flavor, Harris Model parsnips are as versatile in the kitchen as they are rewarding in the garden. Parsnips can take the place of carrots in many recipes — peel and mash them like potatoes with butter, grate them into fresh salads, or add them to stews and soups. An old-fashioned crop that truly deserves a place in every kitchen garden. 85–90 days.

Why Grow Harris Model?

• Generations-favorite heirloom — beloved by home gardeners for over a century
• Impressive 12" roots, 3.5" at shoulder — smooth-skinned and fine-grained
• Sweetish-nutty flavor — distinctive and deeply satisfying
• Versatile in the kitchen — mashed, roasted, grated in salads & in soups
• Carrot substitute — works in most carrot recipes
• 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 for straight root development. Keep soil consistently moist until germination (can take 2–3 weeks). Flavor improves after frost — harvest in fall or leave in ground through winter for sweetest roots.

Packed and shipped by Box Garden Seeds LLC — heirloom seeds grown without GMOs, selected for flavor, resilience, and your garden’s success.