Re: [gardeners] skirret
Liz Albrook (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 9 Apr 1998 02:03:35 +0000
Margaret Lauterbach <gardeners@globalgarden.com> wrote:
> Okay, I have seeds for skirret, a garden perennial root veggie. To
> call them seeds is an exaggeration. They look like a pinch of soot.
> I know you're supposed to mix fine seeds with sand for sowing, but
> I think these skirret seeds could all cling to one grain of sand.
> Does anyone have an alternative method of sowing such fine seeds?
> thanks very much, Margaret
I've never tried it but you could mix them with flour, cornstarch or
cornmeal and spread them with a salt or pepper shaker. Are those
seeds gonna grow into a Tom Skerrit?
Liz