Agretti (Salad Herb) , Roscana - Friars Beard or Opposite Leaved Saltwort

Salsola soda, (Circa 16th C) AKA: Opposite Leaved Saltwort, this Cut & Come again, Rare, salty green succulent salad herb has a good colour & feathery looks (like a cross of fennel, rosemary bushy chives & grass). A mature plant is approx 30 cm wide & 60 cm tall & about 50 days to reach that size, but you can start cutting the green tops or sections of the plant once it reaches 20 cm, as cut & come again crops, where it offers a pleasantly robust grassy, salty taste & crunchy texture. Favoured in Italian & Japanese sushi creations, eaten raw, chopped & tossed in salad; more commonly boiled, steamed or stir-fried (like samphire). Close relative to the American tumbling tumbleweed, Salsola tragus. (Has a well known LOW Germination rate), Seed Count Approx - 150 avg

 SOWING -Prefers cool full sun & fine in containers, Sow any time from February to November, cover seeds with 1 cm of soil & space 10 cm apart. Thin to one plant every 8 to 12 cm apart in a row or raised bed. Annual, Spring or autumn grown, Germination takes between 12 & 20 days. (Has a well known LOW Germination rate)