- You Will Get 250 Seeds Of Parsnip, Parsnips, Harris Early Model Vegetable Seeds. - Annual. - Produces edible vegetable. - Full sun. - 100-120 days to maturity. - This vegetable looks somewhat like a carrot, but is off white in color. - It is considered a hardy cool weather root crop vegetable as flavor is said to improve when allowed to mature in the ground through fall and into early winter months. - Can be left in ground and harvested as desired. - Can be used to make fries, mashed, or hash browns too! - Soaking seeds 24 hours before planting can improve germination. - Sow in spring as soon as soil can be worked if you live in a cold winter area. - Sow in mid-July to mid- September if you live in a mild winter area. - Comes with planting instructions.