Grow guide
How to grow Takinogawa Gobo
Arctium lappa
- Type
- Misc edible
- Zones
- USDA zones 3–9
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 120–130 days
- Spacing
- 9″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Hardy
- Sowing
- Direct sow
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Weekly
- Thin As needed
- Harvest As needed
Notes
Japanese burdock producing slender 2 ft roots; needs deeply worked, loose soil at least 18 in. deep for straight, unforked roots.
More misc edible varieties
Grows well nearby
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