Can I now add parsnips to my "FAILURE LIST"😡

[Duke Ellington]

 Today I dug up some parsnips and the are the worst ever!! I wanted to see how they were doing. They have big ol chunky roots with a big woody core😡 What did I do wrong this year😭😭

duke

[Duke Ellington]

[Bill Door]

I would not add them to my list just yet.  Parsnips benefit from a good frost, they are also one of the root crop that needs a long time to mature.  Somehow they get sweeter and sometimes the "core" reduces.  So I would say that you need to back off and leave them alone until you get some frosts.

Bill

[Beersmith]

Wise words from Bill.

I start to harvest parsnips very early, using them as baby veg. This is when they are about the thickness of a good cigar. They are tender and tasty and the thinning gives others room to get bigger. But as we get into early autumn I stop harvesting and await some cold weather before I harvest more.

Don't give up yet. They can sit undisturbed a bit longer and you can try them again later. Nothing to lose by waiting, although, of course, no one can be sure if winter will be a mild one or a cold one.