Anyone with salsify and scorzonera still in the ground?
I'm going to cut off the shoots of about half of them, and cover with a large bucket to blanch for early salad leaves (well, once the wind has died down ::)). Not tried it before, but made a note from last year's seed packet :)
Anyone else done this?
Mine are still in the ground, but only because I wasn't well over Christmas. They'll be coming out as soon as I get a chance to sort them.
Haven't blanched salsify or scorzerona, but do intend to have a go with beetroots that have been left in for the leaves that come early in spring - the leaves are nice anyway, but thought I might give it a try to see how they blanch.
Might give it a go Supersprout... on that half tamed lottie with the Salsify problem!
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Ooo Jen, didn't know you could do that with beets. I still have a half row in so I might pull a couple of nice big 'uns then blanch the rest. I do still have scorzerona in the ground, but only because I never manage to dig the flipping thing all out and it regrows! So the leaves, raw or cooked??
Not sure I follow this, the beets are being blanched?
Scorzy leaves - I'm going to try raw first EJ :)
Jen, I had a couple of beets that I had flung in the trug with the parsnips and the were completely covered by the snips, and when I found them earlier, sure enough, lovely small baby pink leaves! Defo going to take pots up to the plot and cover them for those leaves.
Okay SS, I will do the same then. One day I hope to have dug up the moster plant, not invasive, just a looooooooooooooooooooong tap root which I always manage to snap!