Burdock - Japanese 'Takinogawa Long'
Burdock - Japanese 'Takinogawa Long' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Japanese Burdock syn. Gobo is a hardy, biennial herb growing to 1.5 - 2 m high. It has broad, heart-shaped leaves and purple flowers. Its slender roots, brown-skinned with white flesh, grow to 60 cm long. Young leaves can be used in salad or cooked like spinach; young roots can be peeled and sliced in salads. Older roots are stir-fried or cooked like parsnips. Roots can also be pickled. Burdock has been valued in Japan for centuries for its medicinal properties. Sow in spring or autumn, direct where it is going to grow, in deeply-dug ground. Harvest from spring plantings in 3 to 5 months. Prevent the plants flowering and setting seed to avoid weediness.
Product: Burdock - Japanese 'Takinogawa Long'
Product type: SEED (15)
Botanical name: Arctium lappa
Japanese burdock syn. Gobo is a hardy herb with broad, heart-shaped leaves and purple flowers. Its slender roots, brown-skinned with white flesh, grow to 60 cm long. Young leaves can be used in salad or cooked like spinach; young roots can be peeled and sliced in salads. Older roots are stir-fried or cooked like parsnips. Roots can also be pickled. its medicinal properties have been valued in Japan for centuries.
Plant type: Biennial herb
Plant height: 1.5 - 2m
Sow when: Germinate best at 20 - 25°C soil temp
Temperate: Spring or autumn
Subtropical: Late March - September
Tropical: Unlikely to do well
Germination: 14 days; soak seeds for 12 hours
Depth: 10 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Sow direct
Soil type: Friable, deeply dug, well-drained sandy soil, pH 6 - 7; avoid fresh animal manure, it causes forking; mulch well.
Rows: 40 cm apart
Details: Prevent the plants flowering and setting seed to avoid weediness
Harvest: Harvest from spring plantings in 3 – 5 months
15 seeds per packet
Arctium lappa
Biennial herb
Burdock - Japanese 'Takinogawa Long'
Japanese Burdock syn. Gobo is a hardy, biennial herb growing to 1.5 - 2 m high. It has broad, heart-shaped leaves and purple flowers. Its slender roots, brown-skinned with white flesh, grow to 60 cm long. Young leaves can be used in salad or cooked like spinach; young roots can be peeled and sliced in salads. Older roots are stir-fried or cooked like parsnips. Roots can also be pickled. Burdock has been valued in Japan for centuries for its medicinal properties. Sow in spring or autumn, direct where it is going to grow, in deeply-dug ground. Harvest from spring plantings in 3 to 5 months. Prevent the plants flowering and setting seed to avoid weediness.