Growing Burdock, also Gobo (Japanese Burdock)

Arctium lappa : Asteraceae / the daisy family

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(Best months for growing Burdock in Australia - sub-tropical regions)

P = Sow seed

Easy to grow. Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 10°C and 20°C. (Show °F/in)
Space plants: 60 cm apart
Harvest in 17-18 weeks.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Best grown in separate bed.

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25 Mar 09, Kat (Australia - temperate climate): Hey Jonathan, you don't have a recipe for that tea do you? I grew up in the UK and I remember is dandelion and burdock as my favorite fizzy drink! I have seen mention of an old fashioned cordial too, which I guess is where the fizzy drink idea came from.
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12 Dec 08, Catherine (Australia - temperate climate): Burdock and other culinary and medicinal seeds can be bought cheap and in bulk from Pleasance Seeds. Google for address.
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01 Nov 08, Jonathan (Australia - cool/mountain climate): The Japanese are great consumers of Burdock, or "Gobo" stir fried with carrot and chilli and soy and is fantastic - called "Kinpira Gobo" it is a lovely dish. I sometimes buy my seed in Japan and if anyone would like me to get some, I can pick some up the next time I'm there... It's ok to import as long as customs see the original packet and can see that the contents have not been tampered with. I have just dug up my first crop but didnt realise the fingers grow really deep and should really be harvested quite early to get them really tender. To think we used to drink dandelion and burdock tea when i was a kid in the U.K... It seems such a under-rated veggie and has a delicious nutty flavour.
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23 Jun 10, kim chi pham (Australia - sub-tropical climate): How can I buy burdoch seed from Japan. Thanks kim chi
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07 Jul 08, Mark (Australia - temperate climate): goto edenseeds.com.au - great people and seeds
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10 Jun 08, kiera (Unknown climate): Cheaper to buy direct from cornucopiaseeds.com.au. I've ordered a few times. Great prices, and great customer service.
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06 Jun 08, Kent (Unknown climate): The only place I have been able to find non hybird Burdock is Cornucopia Seeds and Plants, who sell on eBay. Also sometimes available from The Lost Seed, but not in stock there at the moment. A quick look on eBay just now shows also available from 4Seasons Seeds. Good luck!
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04 Jun 08, andrea (Unknown climate): would be wonderful if only i could access seeds. considering i'm apparently living in the 'hippy capital' of Australia, finding it a little frustrating that i can't locate any. CAN ANYONE HELP? poor student, but will offer minimal payment for good seed.
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