Turnip rooted chevril

[ottawagardener]

Really, I never posted about this before?

I have germination! Not great germination, but at least some. I recognize it because I know a certain Francophonie on here who has a nice selection. Maybe he has a picture??? ;D

Turnip rooted chevril: Chaerophylum bulbosum

www.lasocietedesplantes.com/?p=productMore&iProduct=31 (in french)

[canadamike]

It is francophone my dear, not francophonie, which is all the francophones together as a people.

I know I am worth a lot, but not as much as all the francophonie...

Ah! Women and their flattery habit. When they are cute as a button, we just can't resist

I could take a picture tomorrow, but lets just say that on emergence, it is hard to distinguish from parsley...in fact, if I was not so sure of what I sowed, I would say there are rows of parsley in my field. It changes after that...

[ottawagardener]

(I know the distinction, I'm being silly. What I meant was 'member' of the francophonie but I'm a lazy writer. Forgive me.)

I find that the true leaves are rounder than parsley. But I'm waiting for my picture.

[ottawagardener]

Ever notice how the smiley guy looks vaguely psychotic or is that only me (and I know I'm so setting myself up right now).

Look at him:



He's looking at you.



Worried yet? Last one:

[Hristo]

Here is my past year crop. Top - cultivated, bottom - wild. The cultivated germinate the first half of March. The wild 1-2 weeks later. At the end of March was the last spring rain. I was not prepared for such early drought and warm sunny weather. Started irrigating late May. Because the wild germinated later it suffered more, the top parts were and stayed much smaller than the cultivated. After all that I was very surprised that they grew relatively large.

Here how they look in November after 4 months dry storage in a room. Even now I have some sitting there and looking as fresh as they were when I dig them in July. (Note: they are not very clean. The picture is for my archive, so, I didn't bother to wash them before sowing them)

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[canadamike]

Hristo, couls I ask you from seeds or your cultivated ones, or some tubers maybe, I'll reciprocate with the ones I get from my friend patrice who has been selecting for years...

[Hristo]

Sure, but you should know:
My seeds are from 2008 and do not know how viable they are
I planted the largest roots, the medium ones eated, so I have only very small roots (note: I hand sow very generously, then I do not pinch and as a result most plants are 3-4 per square inch ;D that is the main reason for their size)

[ottawagardener]

Hristo, nice roots. Great to hear about their storage capacity.

Michel, I have to get more this fall from your friend's company as mine were eaten by slugs. This one really intrigues me.

[ottawagardener]

Thought they were eaten by slugs but they seem to have reappeared. Maybe they'll be going to seed.

[canadamike]

I'll take care of it...later