Salsify 'Mammoth Sandwich Island'
Salsify 'Mammoth Sandwich Island' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
A native of the Mediterranean, it has been cultivated for hundreds of years. It is a nutritious root vegetable with tapered roots 20 - 25 cm long with a creamy white skin and white flesh. Use in soups and stews, steamed or baked. It flowers and goes to seed in the 2nd year; flowers are ornamental and can make a nice display. It is easy to save seed for the next crop. It does best in cooler climates. Germination can be slow, preferred germination temperature is 10 - 20°C. In cool areas sow seed in early spring, in warm areas sow late autumn. It is unlikely to do well in tropical areas. Days to harvest: 120 - dig as needed as it doesn't store well.
Product: Salsify 'Mammoth Sandwich Island'
Product type: SEED (100)
Botanical name: Tragopogon porrifolius
Syn.: Syn. Vegetable Oyster, due to its mild oyster-like flavour.
Syn. Vegetable Oyster, due to its mild oyster-like flavour. A native of the Mediterranean, it has tapered roots 20 - 25 cm long with creamy white skin and white flesh. Use in soups and stews, steamed or baked. It flowers and goes to seed the 2nd year, flowers are ornamental and can make a nice display. It is easy to save seed for the next crop. Does best in cooler climates.
Plant type: Cool season annual
Plant height: 45 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 10 - 20°C soil temp
Temperate: Early spring
Subtropical: Late autumn
Tropical: Unlikely to do well
Germination: Slow; 21 - 28 days; keep the soil constantly moist for good germination
Depth: 6 - 12 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Sow direct
Soil type: Friable, deeply dug, well-drained sandy soil, pH 6.5; mulch well.
Rows: 45 cm apart
Details: Seedlings look like grass so beware when weeding
Harvest: 120 days, dig as needed as it doesn't store well
100 seeds per packet
Tragopogon porrifolius
Syn. Vegetable Oyster, due to its mild oyster-like flavour.
Cool season annual
Salsify 'Mammoth Sandwich Island'
A native of the Mediterranean, it has been cultivated for hundreds of years. It is a nutritious root vegetable with tapered roots 20 - 25 cm long with a creamy white skin and white flesh. Use in soups and stews, steamed or baked. It flowers and goes to seed in the 2nd year; flowers are ornamental and can make a nice display. It is easy to save seed for the next crop. It does best in cooler climates. Germination can be slow, preferred germination temperature is 10 - 20°C. In cool areas sow seed in early spring, in warm areas sow late autumn. It is unlikely to do well in tropical areas. Days to harvest: 120 - dig as needed as it doesn't store well.