Last time on parsnip news you can use: “My parsnips (“Harris model”) said on the package I could do either spring or fall planting. While researching whether this was true for Oklahoma, I came across a useful post on an Oklahoma gardening forum (expand the featured answer by “macmex” who is located north and east of us, in Talehquah in northeastern Oklahoma) It sounds like you CAN plant them in fall, but as a biennial, they may flower (“bolt”) in the spring before the roots are big enough to be useful. So, we’ll see what happens with my fall-planted ones, but I have just put out a row of them today and I will put out another row each week until the third week of February and see what happens to those.”
Have you ever cooked and eaten parsnips? I have not. The loofahs looked beautiful. What are you going to do with them now?
I hope they do good for you. Seeds look a bit like oatmeal 😉 I found I was allergic to them. They are closely related to carrots. But I bet you will enjoy them with your love of carrots.