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YOUR GUIDE TO PERFECT PARSNIPS

A staple ingredient as part of a stew or winter roasts, parsnips are easy to grow in well-cultivated soil and are one of the most valuable of winter vegetables. They also make good soup, especially if you add some curry powder. Unless you are growing baby parsnips, they stay in the ground for up to nine months and can be lifted for use as required. Taste is also improved after exposure to frosts, and they will happily remain undamaged in a deep-frozen soil.

Parsnips need a long growing season so are traditionally

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