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Post by richardw on Nov 6, 2012 12:13:28 GMT -5
Salsify grows wild on the roadsides here so can be a real weed in and around the garden,mind you so can parsnips,hate to think how many hundreds of them i hoe out a year
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Post by raymondo on Nov 7, 2012 4:27:45 GMT -5
Same here in Oz. Salsify is a fairly common weed now. I haven't grown it myself. I have grown scorzonera though, often called black salsify. It's delicious. The early spring leaves are supposedly a good salad green but I find it a bit 'raspy' on the tongue.
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Post by richardw on Nov 10, 2012 15:15:46 GMT -5
Today i carried out the last of my selection within my Hollow Crown line,the four or so plants in the photo ive now pulled as i don't want any of those early flowering plants which may lead to bolting  |
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Post by raymondo on Nov 10, 2012 15:34:25 GMT -5
Is the mesh to keep them upright? I was surprised the first time I let parsnip go to seed at just how tall they got.
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Nov 10, 2012 15:50:16 GMT -5
In my garden, I transplant the for-seed parsnips in the fall. They never get rooted really good after that, so they pop out of the ground with a good jostle or wind. To prevent that I have been putting stakes in and wrapping the patch with twine. I like the horizontal fencing idea. It would do a great job.
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Post by richardw on Nov 10, 2012 23:34:23 GMT -5
Is the mesh to keep them upright? I was surprised the first time I let parsnip go to seed at just how tall they got. Yes it is Ray. Last season they got up well over two meters |
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Post by richardw on Nov 10, 2012 23:37:15 GMT -5
In my garden, I transplant the for-seed parsnips in the fall. They never get rooted really good after that, so they pop out of the ground with a good jostle or wind. To prevent that I have been putting stakes in and wrapping the patch with twine. I like the horizontal fencing idea. It would do a great job. Same for me too Joseph,they are never stable after been transplanted so the horizontal fencing works really well,the important part is getting the top one high enough that the heads don't fall over. |
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Post by rowan on Nov 11, 2012 1:38:33 GMT -5
I just pulled up my seeding salsify and found that the ones with the most flower stems had the worst roots - the more forked the plant, the more forked the roots. Next time I'm chooseing plants for seed I will remember this and only get seeds from the ones with one flowering stem to try and select for better roots.
Does anyone know whether this is also true for parsnips as my seed ones are just about to flower now and I hate forked parsnips.
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Post by raymondo on Nov 11, 2012 2:30:26 GMT -5
I don't know Rowan, sorry. I usually dig my root crops to check before selecting and replanting ones for seed.
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Post by steev on Nov 11, 2012 23:15:53 GMT -5
'Kay, whoever's up for it; I want a salsify or scorzonera as big as a parsnip, and I'd prefer it be as round as Kral. I'll wait, for a while. Really, I think this would be a great vegetable.
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Post by YoungAllotmenteer on Nov 17, 2012 12:09:50 GMT -5
I just pulled up my seeding salsify and found that the ones with the most flower stems had the worst roots - the more forked the plant, the more forked the roots. Next time I'm chooseing plants for seed I will remember this and only get seeds from the ones with one flowering stem to try and select for better roots. Does anyone know whether this is also true for parsnips as my seed ones are just about to flower now and I hate forked parsnips. It would sort of make sense. A tree's root system normally mirrors it's habit roughly, I can't think of any reason why this wouldn't be the same for other things. |
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Post by caledonian on Nov 20, 2012 14:32:24 GMT -5
I'm very fond of root parsley. Unfortunately, so are all of my local pests. So all of my attempts to grow them have been unsuccessful.
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Post by ogeechee on Nov 20, 2012 14:40:18 GMT -5
Caledonian, I have ordered Czech root parsley but they have not been received yet. I could not locate them in US. Where did you get your seed? What 'local pests' were the culprits? I want to plan ahead for them. When do you usually plant the root parsley? Thanks for taking the time to respond.
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Post by raymondo on Nov 20, 2012 21:28:08 GMT -5
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Post by circumspice on Nov 21, 2012 20:16:08 GMT -5
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