Best time to plant parsnip in Geraldton
Pastinaca sativa
Sow parsnip in Geraldton in Jul to Mar.
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 Geraldton
Geraldton, WA is in the temperate zone. Its months for parsnip apply here without a frost adjustment.
Matches local guides.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Geraldton
Frost usually arrives in Geraldton around late July and finishes by late July. 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.