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Ours were 46" tall & 40" wide.

DO stake it!! Firm, rich ground.

Tim,

Thank you for the tip.  Will give it more room and stake it.  Right now it is still very small.  Probably will not see anything till late summer or fall....if then. 

Now do you know why they are banned?  I just like the idea of living on the edge of the EEC.   ;D

No - under the name Nine Star Perennial, Dobies & T&M mention that there was a 'seed shortage'.

I think you have to wait till next Spring for your first crop.

Improving every day!

Tim, that looks wonderful!

Yes. Thought we were having it for lunch, till live-in veggie daughter, & next door veggie daughter decided that they would like it for theirs. So we're feeding the next door boys & ourselves on sprouting!! Oh, well - at least we have oxtail casserole!!

Managed to buy a pack so will be trying it out pretty soon.  Thanks  Tim for the tip - I did not know this stuff existed.  (now I sound completely wet behind the ears)

Nor me, till last year!

I've got some seed I got in a swop on this forum  ;D   Can I sow it now or should I have sown it yonks ago?

It looks mouthwatering Tim.  I am most envious.  All being well though I should be mostly eating it next year  :)

Don't know, but I would have thought that you could still sow?

At worst, get plants?

http://www.victoriana.ws/Product.asp?PID=475

any growing tips?

I have planted ten 9 star seed, in individual tiny pots in an unheated outhouse. They came up quikly and look strong and healthy.  What happens now? 

intrigued by the EEC ban business.

As said, I'm not expert in this.

Ours were planted out on 7 April 04. They crop 'April-May'.

So keep them well lit until they are 3-4" tall, and then get them in deep & firm - 3' apart.

If used as a perennial, what about rotation??