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Mammoth Sandwich Island Salsify Seed — ivory salsify root harvest

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Tragopogon porrifolius

120Days to maturity

A seed worth growing

Mammoth Sandwich Island Salsify Seed

Item #HSC-SLS-001-PKT

The classic oyster plant.

Long roots taper like carrots, with cream skin and white flesh, about 8–10" long and 1" across. Grassy upright leaves, and purple edible flowers in the second summer, tell it apart from scorzonera.

An excellent keeper; roots can also stay in the ground over winter for spring digging. Biennial. Also called oyster plant.

About 120 days from sowing. Open-pollinated.

Specs

Packet: 100 seeds
Average 42,750 seeds per lb.

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Quick Facts

Seed size (10 mm scale) and germination soil temperature chart for scorzonera and salsify — Seed size & germination

Latin Name: Tragopogon porrifolius
Days To Maturity: 120 days
Life Cycle: Biennial
Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
Product Features

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Sow mid-spring

1/2" deep, 1" apart.

Keep moist

Until seedlings show.

Thin to 2–3"

Deep, loose soil.

Dig after frosts

Or overwinter in place.

Growing Information

Scientific name

Tragopogon porrifolius

Sowing

From mid-spring on, sow 1/2" deep at about 20 seeds per foot (roughly an inch apart) in a band 2" wide, with 18–24" between rows. Keep the soil from drying before seedlings appear, then thin to 2–3".

Soil

Deep, crumbly, free-draining soil.

Harvest

Dig before the ground freezes in late fall; a few frosts improve the flavor. Salsify is cold-hardy, so in mild areas some can stay in the ground for spring; mulch or row cover adds insurance where winters are cold.

Storage

Leave in the ground, or keep in a root cellar or fridge near freezing with high humidity (about 95%).

Disease

Rotate crops and keep beds clean.

Seeding rate

About 1 oz. per 130 ft. of row, or 10.5 lb. per acre at 20 seeds per foot in 24" rows.

Packet

100 seeds.

Seeds per lb.

About 42,750 on average.

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