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(Best months for planting Salsify in New Zealand - cool/mountain regions)

• Easy to grow.
• Harvest in 100-150 days
• Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed.
• Best planted at soil temperatures between 10°C and 30°C.
• Space plants: 15-20cm

This root vegetable is not seen in supermarkets but is as easy to grow as carrots or parsnips.

It is a fairly slow growing vegetable but can be harvested in small amounts as required. The ground can be loosened with a fork and a few roots lifted for use.

Scorzonera is a variety of salsify which has black skin on the root.

Culinary hints - cooking and eating Salsify

Wash and scrape the roots then boil before frying or roasting. They can also be used to make a creamed soup.

Your comments and tips

01 Aug 10 Debbie (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Does anyone know where to get these seeds from?

01 Aug 10 Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Have you tried Kings Seeds? They have on-line an catalogue.

03 Nov 10 Veronika (New Zealand - temperate climate)

I got some seeds from overseas, scorzonera - e-mail me can post you some...

16 Dec 10 Nigel (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

Saw these in my local Mitre 10 last weekend. The brand is Niche seeds and they have lots of interesting types of vege seeds I haven't seen before