Best time to plant parsnip in Ipswich
Pastinaca sativa
Sow parsnip in Ipswich in Feb to Sep.
The parsnip is a relative of carrot and parsley, grown for its long, cream-coloured taproot. It is a biennial usually treated as an annual, and the root turns sweeter once winter frosts have passed. Left until its second season, the plant flowers and the root becomes inedible.
When to sow in Ipswich
Ipswich, QLD is in the subtropical zone. Its months for parsnip apply here without a frost adjustment.
Broadly matches local guides, with some differences.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Ipswich
Frost usually arrives in Ipswich around late May and finishes by late August. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as mid May or as late as mid September, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly in the bed
- Sowing depth
- 12mm
- Plant spacing
- 20cm
- Row spacing
- 60cm
- Height
- 30cm
- Germination
- About 21 days
- Time to harvest
- 110 days from sowing
- Frost
- Semi-hardy, protect from hard frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- biennial, usually grown as an annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.