Botanical Interests 0201 Vegetable Seed, All American Parsnip, Pastinaca Sativa, 1 g
All-American parsnip thickens early, in as little as 95 days, Parsnips have a long culinary history, are versatile and nutritious and are being added to the menus of many upscale and specialty restaurants. Their tender, white, carrot like roots have a sweet and distinctive flavor that's delicious in soups and stews, mashed, stir fried or roasted. The trick to growing the sweetest parsnips, Wait to harvest until after the first frost. Cold temperatures change the starch into sugar making them sweeter.