How to grow parsnip
Pastinaca sativa
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Direct sow3 weeks before your last spring frost to 2 weeks before your last spring frost
Growing conditions
- Days to maturity
- 100 to 120 (from sowing)
- Spacing
- 3 to 6 in apart, rows 12 in
- Planting depth
- 0.25 in
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- 1 in per week
Good companions
Common problems
- parsnip fly
- leaf blight
- root rot
- yellows
- root cracking
Parsnip by hardiness zone
Planting dates for a typical location in each zone:
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Last updated 2026-06-11.