Black salsify seeds
€2.95
Black Salsify (Scorzonera hispanica), sometimes called the oyster plant for its subtle, nutty flavour, is offered here as a seed packet of approximately 25 seeds (0.28g). A heirloom root vegetable from southern Europe, it grows 60–90cm tall and produces long, slender black roots with tender, richly flavoured white flesh, best cooked, while young leaves and flower buds are also edible. In its second year it sends up cheerful yellow, dandelion-like flowers that draw bees and hoverflies in numbers. It thrives in deep, stone-free, well-drained soil and stores well through winter. A slow but rewarding heirloom root crop for Irish vegetable gardens and forest-garden edges.
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Sowing Instructions
Sow outdoors from March to May, 1–2cm deep in finely prepared, stone-free soil, in full sun. Space plants 10–15cm apart in rows 30cm apart, keeping soil evenly moist during the two to three weeks germination takes. Thin seedlings as they establish. Harvest roots from late autumn onwards, or leave some plants to flower in their second year for beauty and seed saving. Store seed cool and dry until sowing.
