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Post by oxbowfarm on Dec 23, 2017 18:32:45 GMT -5
I've developed and interest in growing some of these Korean specialty vegetables, they seem worth exploring.
Codonopsis lanceolata- deodeok
Doelingeria scabra- chwinamul
Oenanthe javanica- minari, water dropwort
Platycodon grandiflorus- doraji , balloonflower/bellflower
I'm already growing the Platycodon and water dropwort/minari is available from Kitazawa.
I'd welcome any pointers on finding the other two.
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Post by imgrimmer on Dec 24, 2017 2:20:29 GMT -5
In what way you can use Platycodon as vegetable? I know it only as am ornamental so far.
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Post by oxbowfarm on Dec 24, 2017 6:03:55 GMT -5
In what way you can use Platycodon as vegetable? I know it only as am ornamental so far. The root is eaten as a cooked vegetable. In Korean it is known as doraji. Here's a recipe using dried root. |
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Post by imgrimmer on Dec 24, 2017 6:15:06 GMT -5
Thank you! I would never suspect it
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Post by billw on Dec 24, 2017 20:47:03 GMT -5
I have deodeok. I'd be happy to send you some if you don't have another source. The seed is three years old and I don't know how well it holds up.
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Post by oxbowfarm on Dec 29, 2017 9:44:55 GMT -5
So it turns out that Sample Seed Shop carries Codonopsis/Deodeok so I will go ahead and give them a try since they come recommended by zeedman and others. Thanks billw. |
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Post by zeedman on Dec 30, 2017 0:15:12 GMT -5
Sounds like an interesting project... I will be following this thread for updates.
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Post by blueadzuki on Jan 31, 2018 21:48:35 GMT -5
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Post by rangardener on Jul 29, 2018 17:50:04 GMT -5
I was in Seattle area one week ago and visited an H-Mart, the big Korean supermarket chain of west coast.
My wife found a seed rack and grabbed a bunch of Korean vegetables she had never seen before, among them (I could only look for the few words that I could read on each one):
“Korea Aster Chwinamul” - this is aster scaber, I assume
“Crepidiastrum sonchifolium”
“Liqularia fischeri (LEDEB.) TURCZ.”
“Circium setidens”
“Codonopsis lanceolata” (I am already growing this one, but the seed pack here seemed bigger than the one I got from Sample Seeds.)
Last year I tried to germinate some older aster scaber seeds from trixtrax without success, not sure how long the seeds are good for. I will try the new seeds next spring. I can send some to you next spring if you want.
Now that I know (some) H-Mart carries seeds, I will keep an eye on interesting things in the future, especially in spring. (The nearest H-Mart is in Portland area, where I visit from time to time.)
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