Salsify

80 days. A popular European variety that has flavorful black roots that are extra long. Much like Salsify, but Scorzonera has dark roots. This old-fashioned vegetable is great harvested in the fall after frost. A favorite variety with chefs. These have a delicious sweet taste.

• 8-12 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-21 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-75 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
• Plant Spacing: 4-6"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Scorzonera hispanica

Growing Tips: Requires light and fluffy soil. Double dig the planting bed and amend with well-composted manure. direct sow in spring. In autumn, lift mature roots carefully to avoid snapping them.

120 days. An heirloom native to Europe. Tasty in soups and stews, or cooked alone. Plant in spring, dig in fall; a non-sweet parsnip-like root. This variety dates back to the 1800s. Young plants look like grass.

• 8-12 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-21 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-75 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
  
• Plant Spacing: 4-6"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Tragopogon porrifolius
  

Growing Tips: Requires light and fluffy soil. Double dig the planting bed and amend with well-composted manure. In autumn, lift mature roots carefully to avoid snapping them.