Vegetable

• Crops in : Harvest throughout summer into winter as required, picking only a few from each plant. Leaves can be used as spinach substitute.

Description

Beautiful, broad golden stalks are a striking and colourful addition to the vegetable garden and the flower border or containers. The sweet stalks can be steamed as a vegetable or, when young, eaten raw in salads. Slow to bolting, good winter hardiness.

Sowing Instructions

Sow March to August in succession. Sow thinly, 1cm (½in) deep in drills 30cm (12in) apart.

Aftercare

Prefers a rich, moist, well drained soil.

Kitchen Notes

Soup can be made from the leaves, while the stems can be stripped and cooked like Asparagus.