Mammoth Sandwich Island Salsify, 1800's Hierloom

$3.25 $3.75 -14% OFF

Mammoth Sandwich Island Salsify, 1800's Hierloom

$3.25 $3.75 -14% OFF
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Product description

The Seed Savers Exchange - (Tragopogon porrifolius) (aka Sandwich Island) Originally native to the Mediterranean, this variety dates to at least the 1880s. Known as “Vegetable Oyster” due to its uncanny oyster-like flavor. Long tapered roots average 8-10" long and 1" in diameter. Creamy white skin and white flesh. Upright grass-like leaves. 120 days. 

Characteristics: 

  • Creamy white roots
  • Roots are tapered and grow to 8-10 inches
  • Leaves are upright and grass-like
  • Subtle oyster-like flavor
  • 120 days
  • 100 Seeds

Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors in early spring as soon as soil can be worked. Seeds will germinate in 3 weeks. Salsify prefers deep friable soil and is most delicious after a frost. Dig roots in late fall.

Direct Seed: 1" Apart

Seed Depth: 1/2"

Rows Apart: 18-24"

Thin: 2-3" Apart

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