Does anybody grow these? My grandmother used to in Wales but I do not think
I have seen any anywhere in several decades. I tried with salsify in
Cambridge but my ground is stony and the roots split. They are both
delicious vegetables.

Plum writes
Does anybody grow these? My grandmother used to in Wales but I do not think
I have seen any anywhere in several decades. I tried with salsify in
Cambridge but my ground is stony and the roots split. They are both
delicious vegetables.

Fiddly to prepare, though. Not very good volume to surface area ratio.


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Kay

"Plum" wrote in message
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Does anybody grow these? My grandmother used to in Wales but I do not
think
I have seen any anywhere in several decades. I tried with salsify in
Cambridge but my ground is stony and the roots split. They are both
delicious vegetables.

I grew a short row of each last year and had them for Christmas dinner, with
our unwanted cockerel (roasted) and our home-grown blue potatoes and (of
course) sprouts (home grown) and something else I can't remember.

This year's Christmas dinner is still only a couple of inches long but I can
wait!

As you say, they're delicious.

I wish we had a bigger garden but I'm not sacrificing the space for my
runner beans ...

Mary

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(Plum) wrote:

Does anybody grow these? My grandmother used to in Wales but I do
not think I have seen any anywhere in several decades. I tried with
salsify in Cambridge but my ground is stony and the roots split. They
are both delicious vegetables.

I have grown both in recent years. They are nice but not (in my opinion)
nice enough and easy enough to prepare to carry on growing them on my
small plot.

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/

I grew some Salsify in containers last year, dug some for Crimble dinner but they were really too small so I'm letting them grow on for use in the summer. I seem to remember from when I used to grow them 30 years or so ago that they should be allowed to grow for 2 seasons before use.