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21 Jul 10, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I first planted them in pots in mid august in Brisbaneand they took some time to germinate.Another lot planted recently in mid winter came up within a week. If you are growing them in pots like myself dont over crowd them.There is some growing individually in 4inch tubes and they are growing splendidly.

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19 Jul 10, Michael Vicary (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Where can I buy Salsify seeds or punnets? I live at the base of the Blue Mountains NSW. Thankyou Regards Michael

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22 Jan 11, Elisse (Australia - temperate climate)

I got my seeds from www.cornucopiaseeds.com.au, I am going to plant them this weekend.

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04 Nov 10, Ruth (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

there is a great website to order seeds from italy , they also stock Salsify, I just put some in the ground today!! www.theitaliangardener.com.au, happy gardening Michael,cheers, Ruth

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05 Dec 10, Poppy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I got my seeds off of Ebay - a shop called Bargain seeds Hope that helps :)

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03 Mar 10, Jo Mckenzie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I'm trying it for the first time seeds seem to take ages to come up - i sowed them 2 weeks ago - maybe its still to hot here but will keep trying!!!

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23 Nov 08, Stephen and Sandra (New Zealand - temperate climate)

We have got the black salsify, we would like to know where to get the white salsify from. When do you plant it and how long to harvest?

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05 Dec 11, (New Zealand - temperate climate)

I procured some black salsify seed from kings seed. They reckon its about three months before it is ready for harvest.

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29 Sep 08, Tony Dowling (Australia - temperate climate)

I am originally from Invercargill New Zealand My father grows Salisfy, I remember as a kid my mother used to grate the salsify up make into patties and fry them very nice, we used to have the salsify to substitute for Bluff Oysters out of season. Yes the plant does have a resemblance to the taste of Oysters

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23 Sep 08, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hi, I'm in Canberra, planted Salsify some years ago, now it grows like a weed in the garden, which is fine, since we keep eating it! You can buy them from http://www.greenharvest.com.au and http://www.edenseeds.com.au/ We peel and chop, then boil them in water, with lemon juice and salt, like artichoke hearts. After the water reduces, we add cream, and bake with a layer of cheese (au gratin style). The flavour of the roots is better before the plant starts to make its flower in late spring. So harvest all through the cold weather. Our early spring is still pretty chilly. But seriously, I worried about how hard it might be to germinate when we first got them, now I can't stop them from self sowing. They seem to be germinating all year round!

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