Light
Full sun in an open position.
Learn how to care for your green friend
White Spear Parsnip
Pastinaca sativa · White Spear Parsnip
Vegetables · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
White Spear parsnip has a smooth pale root with broad shoulders.
A space where it can thrive
Grow as a cultivated garden crop in a bed or suitably sized container. The illustrated nursery pot is a presentation, not a recommendation for the mature plant’s root space.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions.
Your care routine
Watering
Keep seedbeds moist through slow germination, then water evenly as roots develop.
Soil & drainage
Deep, loose soil without stones or fresh manure.
Temperature
Plan sowing for the crop’s preferred season. Protect young plants and containers from severe frost; local conditions affect timing.
Planting
Use fresh seed and direct sow; avoid transplanting the taproot. Thin seedlings once established.
Harvest
Loosen soil deeply before lifting. Cool autumn conditions and frost can improve flavour.
Through the seasons
Wear gloves when handling foliage: sap on skin exposed to sunlight can cause a reaction. Plan a long season for full roots.
When your plant needs help
- Use a deep loose bed and lift carefully; handle foliage with gloves to avoid sap-and-sun skin reactions.
Pets & little ones
Wear gloves: parsnip foliage sap on sun-exposed skin can cause burns. The harvested root is the culinary part; do not infer safety for pets from a food-crop name.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.