We leave our parsnips in the ground for the winter to sweeten them further. This spring we left some of them to grow and go to seed. Like carrots, they are bienniels, making their flowers and seeds their second year. Maybe we will end up breeding a farm specific variety of parsnip!

We leave our parsnips in the ground for the winter to sweeten them further. This spring we left some of them to grow and go to seed. Like carrots, they are bienniels, making their flowers and seeds their second year. Maybe we will end up breeding a farm specific variety of parsnip!

On Saturday evening a rain storm blew through with blue sky following behind. The rainbow was HUGE and showed strong color from end to end. There was even a double rainbow for a little while!
After the rain passed the sky cleared in time for sunset. The still wet plants sparkled in the setting sun.