Salsify

[sharon0712]

Is anyone growing or has grown salsify - if so is it worth the effort and worth cooking

[stanhol]

Hi Sharon, I have just ordered some seeds so will be interested in any replies.

Have you sown yours already?

Sandra

[sharon0712]

No not yet - will probably sow this weekend. What else are you growing

Sharon

[PAULW]

Yes worth the effort, very tasty, can be a lot of waste as you get a lot more forked and spindley ones and needs to be peeled wearing gloves or your hands go black they have a sap like dandelions.

[terrier]

What sort are you growing/ I grew Black Salsify (Scorzonera)a couple of years ago and am going to have another go this year. My harvest was rather poor first time but I put that down to poor quality soil ( first year growing veg!) and inexperience. The Salsify roots are long so will need a deep well dug light soil. The plant can grow to several feet in height. What harvest I did get I thought was worth having another go. You can eat the whole plant ( same as beetroot ) and both the leaves and the root are very tasty. I'll probably wait at least another week before sowing, and use that time to warm the soil under clotches. We had snow last night and now the soil is cold and wet.

[nomad]

i am growing the black ones for the first time and they seem to be doing ok. i started them inside and put them outside last week under cover and they seem to be ok.