(Tasawanganda Long)
This bi-annual plant is easy to grow . The first year roots are dug and used as a root vegetable in macrobiotic and oriental cooking.It helps loosen subsoil with its long taproot bringing up minerals . It has anti - tumor medicinal qualities and build and cleans blood among other uses. The seed also is used medicinally.
It is an easy to care for plant with big elephant ear leaves . When it flowers the following year, it attracks many benificials. The seed pods are big burs much like the wild burdock only larger. The plant too is much larger reaching 7 feet tall and 4 foot wide.
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| Other Names: | | gobo |
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| Flowers: | | small, inconspicuous |
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| Foliage: | | large leaves shaped like elephant ears with silver undersides |
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| Fruit: | | seed pod prickly with about 1/2 teasoon of seed in each pod |
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| Lifecycle: | | 0 (0: N/A, 1: annual, 2: perennial, 3: biennial) |
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| Height: | | 7 foot |
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| Diameter: | | 4 foot |
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| Heirloom: | | yes |
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| Container Planting: | | yes |
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Cultural Requirements:
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| USDA Zones: | | 7 to |
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| Soil: | | average |
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| Propagation / Germination: | | easy |
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| Spacing: | | 6 foot for seed 2 foot for roots |
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| Sun: | | full |
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| Water: | | water when dry. Drought tolerant. |
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| Pests and Diseases: | | none |
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All of our seed offerings were grown here. We have been seed savers for 20 years. Our seeds are packaged in original art packets, hand folded with 100% recycled paper. Instructions for growing are not on the packs but are on the listing under seed template. Books on gardening as well as many catalogs carry general information on growing seeds. I am available by e-mail or phone to answer any growing questions as well. You won't find that service from many sources of seeds . The shipping on our orders also includes the processing and handling charges which is also less or equal to most seed companies. Remember we hand pack each order and drive from the farm to the post office to ship your order. I are not a big seed company, in fact not a company at all. I am homestead gardener.
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