Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Thanks everyone for the advice and ideas - have some cuttings in soil now and will see how that goes and wait for the flowers to try and get seeds from them - a very interesting plant for sure.

..but what do they taste taste like. What's the attraction?

Is like a mild fennel or asparagus and a bit salty - great as a side dish for fish (simmered for a few mins) - and as pickles - haven't tried it in many other ways yet but checking things out it seems it also goes well in scrambled eggs etc.

and if you lived in the 1800's and early 1900's it provided one of the few native options to address scurvy

It was on the agenda then.....

Sailors and pirates used it for that exact reason - my experiment is working so far none have died but am waiting to see how it goes - pickled a handful 2 days ago and the aroma is quite amazing - salty asparagus/fennel so am looking forward to trying very soon.

Found this site again - and it explains heaps about this plant - if I get the thing growing from cuttings will hare if I can. http://www.seedaholic.com/crithmum-mari ... phire.html