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RE: Looking back and looking forward, Part 2b: Farming in Japan, The Good Stuff
OMG love your comment. I actually made a typo above. We already are growing gobo and I was curious if you'd seen it. You sure have! LOL... I am not that meticulous and already had some of the experience of which you speak of not quite getting it all.
You also have to clear the surface soil of all debris - leaves and twigs - because they say that the slightest leaf in the soil can make the gobo bend...
Holy cow!! Wow I love the detail... and cannot WAIT for your series on the Japanese vegetables! Are you still living in Japan? Thanks!!
Yep, still here, busy starting my own place. To be fair, you don't HAVE to grow gobo like that: it's usually just professionals who do, home gardeners have all kinds of ingenious ways of getting long, straight gobo without having to dig by hand for hours and break bits off. You can also grow them as primeurs, harvesting them whilst they are still short. Either way, gobo are expensive in Japan.
thank you :) good to know! we didn't really prep the bed much differently than we do for potatoes. we got a lot of the root. good to know they're expensive there. they're truly delicious! hope they catch on here in the US.