SEED Gobo | Japanese Burdock
GOBO: Japanese Burdock
Maturity: 70 days
Description: Prepare fertile, well-drained soil. For best results, avoid heavy clay soils. Sow seeds in spring or early fall in a sunny location. Improve germination by soaking seeds for 24 hours in warm water. Burdock seeds will not germinate without sensing light. Seeds must be barely covered with soil. Keep soil moist. The plant is a biennial and will set seed in the 2nd year of growing. The root is harvested the first year.
Open Pollinated
Edible burdock root is gobo in Japanese and burdock leaf is ha gobo. This special Japanese variety is grown for its delicate edible leaves. The thick white stalk is about 12" long and the light green leaves are tender. The edible root is about 6" long. The root is a wonderful blood purifier and pre-biotic for the gut, it is also one of the main ingredients in the famous Ojibwe anti-cancer formula now called Essiac®