Growing Burdock, also Gobo (Japanese Burdock)

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01 Mar 11 Mickey (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
As a good Gobo-burdock grows its root over 1 meter, we, Japanese gardeners sometimes lay galvanized iron (or plastic) sheets in soil with 15 - 20 degree angle like this//////, and plant the seedlings in betrween the sheets. The width of the sheets depends on the width of your vegi patch, and you may plant Gobo in each row as many as you like as long as they have at least 15 cm space between them. As the roots grow, it hits the sheet and grow side way in angle along the sheet in the soil. At the harvesting time, you can easily remove the sheets one by one. It is much easier than trying to dig out 1 meter hole along the root. I have grown many 1.2 meter Gobos in my 30cm high raised garden beds in this way.
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08 Apr 11 Dennis (Australia - arid climate)
Hi Mickey, I'd like to grown Gobo/Burdock in my herbal garden in Melbourne... Please advice where could I get some of Gobo seed in Melbourne? Thank you
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30 Apr 11 Mickey (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I order my asian vege seeds at www.4seasonsseeds.com.au .
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29 Mar 11 Doug (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
A brilliant idea. I've got a heap of ex-roofing iron sheets, so will give this one a try!
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