It’s my understanding that a bunch of root vegetables like carrots, daikons, turnips, parsnips, rutabagas, etc. all grow their first year to store energy for the second years seeding.
Parsnips and turnips/rutabaga iirc say to harvest after a frost or two to sweeten them up, so I missed a bunch.
Yes you are correct. Though a larger container will give a larger root and thus larger seed head.
Makes sense, these were just too densely planted and never thinned, they were hiding in my sunflowers as a companion crop.
Thought I had some serious deweeding to start, but I just cut them with the hoe and it should be fine to top up and plant on top.
Great for the soil biome.