Crosne (Stachys affinis)

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http://www.durgan.org/URL/?Crosne 11 April 2009 Crosne (Stachys affinis)
Some tubers from the 2008 crop were stored in sand in the garden to overwinter. All the tubers are healthy and ready to plant. Pictures indicate the typical size of the crosne tubers. It is difficult to obtain seed stock, since the seed houses do not stock this cultivar.

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Crosne (Stachys affinis)

A 26 foot row of Crosne tubers (40) were planted 11 April 2009. I dug a trench about 10 inches deep and 12 inches wide and lined it with an old plastic pool cover, then filled with soil and planted the crosne, much like one would plant small potatoes. The idea of the tarp is to facilitate digging in the Fall.

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?CrosneUp 12 May 2009 Crosne (Stachys affinis)
The row of crosne is up, and the plants are very healthy.