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Sounds promising. One can’t say for sure, it depends how much wind and sun, how firm your seedbed is. The carrots should send down roots faster than it dries but if it is dry for more than a week, I would water the parsnips as they need moisture for up to two weeks until roots can go find it.
Thats a very good question and one that has vexed me considerably since spring weather nowadays is so variable. On the sandy soil I garden on, if its too cold and wet I end up re-sowing, if its dry seeds will not germinate. The weather can change very quickly and optimum conditions may be rare. So last year I knocked together some frames from fence boards 240cm x 12cm. I place the frames across the bed, sow the seeds, cover with old potting compost and water in with a very fine spray. The frames offer protection from drying wind, the compost covering doesn`t blow away and watering is more effective.
Cheers
Pete
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