Bed recipe · field-tested

Parsnip + Petunia + Black salsify + more

Palsternacka + Petunia + Svartrot + ...

Illustration
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How the bed is laid out

A double black raised bed. Parsnip and petunia in rows, black salsify in the innermost row.

The deep-root mixed bed with flowers on top.

In this bed

The season, month by month

MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Parsnip direct-sown SH
Petunia sown indoors STT
Black salsify direct-sown SHH
Sow — indoors or direct, per row note Transplant Harvest

A friendly reminder: every garden plays by its own rules. Zones, soil, weather and a hundred small things decide what works — so this is how I did it and what worked for me, not a promise. Try, learn, adjust, try again.. that's half the fun anyway.

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